垂頭

Chinese

		to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (垂頭)		垂	頭
simp. (垂头)		垂	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuítóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁴ tau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sûi-thiô / sûi-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuítóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuéitóu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui²-tʻou²
    • Yale: chwéi-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweitour
    • Palladius: чуйтоу (čujtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: sèuih tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûi-thiô
    • Tâi-lô: suî-thiô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sui'tiooi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sui²⁴⁻²² tʰio²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûi-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: suî-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sui'taau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sui²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sui²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sui²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sui¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: dzywe duw

Rime
Character	垂	頭
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	支 (12)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	是爲切	度侯切
Baxter	dzywe	duw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiuᴇ/	/dəu/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑʷiɛ/	/dəu/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑjuɛ/	/dəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑwiə̆/	/dəw/
Li Rong	/ʑiue/	/du/
Wang Li	/ʑǐwe/	/dəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʑwie̯/	/dʱə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chuí	tóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	seoi4	tau4

Verb

垂頭

1. to hang or bow one's head

Derived terms

• 垂頭喪氣 / 垂头丧气 (chuítóusàngqì)