起頭

See also: 起头

Chinese

to rise; to raise; to get up head; (noun suffix)
trad. (起頭) 起 頭
simp. (起头) 起 头

Pronunciation

Note: “in the beginning”.
    • (Teochew)
    • (Leizhou)
      • Leizhou Pinyin: ki2 tao5
      • Sinological IPA: /kʰi³¹ tʰau²²/
Note:
  • “beginning; to take the lead; to knit the beginning section”.
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 5chi-deu
      • MiniDict: chi去 deu
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 2qi-deu
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

Verb

起頭

  1. to take the lead; to show initiative; to be the first; to set an example
  2. to begin; to start; to commence
  3. (Leizhou Min) to knit the beginning section

Synonyms

  • (to take the lead):
  • (to begin):

Derived terms

Noun

起頭

  1. beginning

Synonyms

Adverb

起頭

  1. in the beginning; at first; originally

Synonyms

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