五架頭

Chinese

		five	to support; frame; rack to support; frame; rack; framework; measure word for planes, large vehicles, radios, etc.	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (五架頭)		五	架	頭
simp. (五架头)		五	架	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔjiàtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ gaa³ tau^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔjiàtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔjiàtóu
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-chia⁴-tʻou²
    • Yale: wǔ-jyà-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuujiahtour
    • Palladius: уцзятоу (uczjatou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ gaa³ tau^4-2
    • Yale: ńgh ga táu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ gaa³ tau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ ga³ teo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ kaː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

五架頭

1. (music, opera) the wujiatou (a traditional five-piece ensemble formation in Cantonese music, comprising two bowed string instruments (originally erxian and zhutiqin), two plucked string instruments (originally sanxian and yueqin), and one flute (xiao or hengxiao [dizi]), often used to accompany Cantonese opera of the older style)