頭養
Chinese
| head; (noun suffix) | give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.) | ||
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| trad. (頭養) | 頭 | 養 | |
| simp. (头养) | 头 | 养 | |
| alternative forms | 頭上／头上 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thâu-chiūⁿ
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-chiūⁿ
- Tâi-lô: thâu-tsiūnn
- Phofsit Daibuun: taucviu
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Adjective
頭養
- (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) firstborn; first (of a child or pregnancy)