轉頭

See also: 转头

Chinese

		to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (轉頭)		轉	頭
simp. (转头)		转	头

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuǎntóu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ tau⁴ / zyun² tau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chón-thèu
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tńg-thâu / túiⁿ-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎntóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎntóu
  - Wade–Giles: chuan³-tʻou²
  - Yale: jwǎn-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joantour
  - Palladius: чжуаньтоу (čžuanʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun³ tau⁴ / zyun² tau⁴
  - Yale: jyun tàuh / jyún tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ tau⁴ / dzyn² tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jun³ teo⁴ / jun² teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/, /t͡syːn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chón-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zon^ˋ teu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zon³ teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡son³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: tńg-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngftaau
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: túiⁿ-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: tuínn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dvuy'taau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

Note: tńg-thâu/túiⁿ-thâu - to turn about.

Verb

轉⫽頭 (verb-object)

to turn one's head back; to turn around
to make a U-turn; to turn about; to turn around (of cars, boats, etc.)
(figurative) to reconsider and give up an idea; to think better of; to repent

Synonyms

(to turn one's head back): 掉頭／掉头 (diàotóu), 回頭／回头 (huítóu), 回首 (huíshǒu); (Hakka, Hokkien) 斡頭／斡头; (Hokkien) 踅頭／踅头
(to make a U-turn):

U轉 / U转 (yōu zhuǎn) (Malaysia, Singapore)
掉頭 / 掉头 (diàotóu)
調頭 / 调头 (diàotóu)
跋頭 / 跋头 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
踅頭 / 踅头 (Hokkien)

Adverb

轉頭

(literary or Cantonese, figuratively) in the blink of an eye; with the turn of one's head; in an instant; soon; in a moment

Synonyms

彈指 / 弹指 (tánzhǐ)
轉目 / 转目 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
轉眼 / 转眼 (zhuǎnyǎn)
轉瞬 / 转瞬 (zhuǎnshùn)
轉身 / 转身 (zhuǎnshēn)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuàntóu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun² tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàntóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàntóu
  - Wade–Giles: chuan⁴-tʻou²
  - Yale: jwàn-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanntour
  - Palladius: чжуаньтоу (čžuanʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun² tau⁴
  - Yale: jyún tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn² tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jun² teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

轉頭

(botany) nutation

Etymology 3

Short for 轉插頭／转插头.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ tau^4-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun³ tau^4-2
  - Yale: jyun táu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ tau^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: jun³ teo^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

轉頭

(Cantonese) electric plug converter