頭角
See also: 头角
Chinese
| head; (noun suffix) | horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (頭角) | 頭 | 角 | |
| simp. (头角) | 头 | 角 | |
| anagram | 角頭／角头 | ||
| Literally: “protruding part of the left and right bones on the top of a person's head”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tóujiǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tóujiǎo
- Wade–Giles: tʻou2-chiao3
- Yale: tóu-jyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourjeau
- Palladius: тоуцзяо (touczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tóujiǎor
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tóujiǎor
- Wade–Giles: tʻou2-chiao3-ʼrh
- Yale: tóu-jyǎur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourjeaul
- Palladius: тоуцзяор (touczjaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tau4 gok3
- Yale: tàuh gok
- Cantonese Pinyin: tau4 gok8
- Guangdong Romanization: teo4 gog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-kak
- Tâi-lô: thâu-kak
- Phofsit Daibuun: tau'kag
- IPA (Xiamen): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² kak̚⁵/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰau¹³⁻²² kak̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kak̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau²³⁻³³ kak̚³²/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
頭角
- (figurative) youngster's talent; brilliance of youth
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 頭 | 角 |
| とう Grade: 2 |
かく Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
頭角 • (tōkaku)
Derived terms
- 頭角を現す (tōkaku o arawasu, “distinguish oneself”)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN