頭籌

Chinese

		head; (noun suffix)	a tally; counter; ticket a tally; counter; ticket; plan; devise; manage
trad. (頭籌)		頭	籌
simp. (头筹)		头	筹

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóuchóu

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóuchóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóuchóu
  - Wade–Giles: tʻou²-chʻou²
  - Yale: tóu-chóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourchour
  - Palladius: тоучоу (toučou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

Middle Chinese: duw drjuw

Rime
Character	頭	籌
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	度侯切	直由切
Baxter	duw	drjuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dəu/	/ɖɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/dəu/	/ɖiu/
Shao Rongfen	/dəu/	/ȡiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dəw/	/ɖuw/
Li Rong	/du/	/ȡiu/
Wang Li	/dəu/	/ȡĭəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱə̯u/	/ȡʱi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tóu	chóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	tau⁴	cau⁴

Noun

頭籌

first place; winner

Derived terms

佔頭籌 / 占头筹
占頭籌 / 占头筹
拔得頭籌 / 拔得头筹
拔頭籌 / 拔头筹