拉頭纜

Chinese

		to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw	head; (noun suffix)	cable; hawser
trad. (拉頭纜)		拉	頭	纜
simp. (拉头缆)		拉	头	缆

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laai¹ tau⁴ laam⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laai¹ tau⁴ laam⁶
    • Yale: lāai tàuh laahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laai¹ tau⁴ laam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lai¹ teo⁴ lam⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ laːm²²/

Verb

拉頭纜

1. (Cantonese) to act or speak first; to lead the pack
2. (Cantonese) to take the lead; to be the first

Synonyms

• 打頭陣／打头阵 (dǎ tóuzhèn)
• 打頭炮／打头炮 (dǎtóupào)
• (Hokkien) 㧣頭陣／㧣头阵
• (Teochew) 拍頭陣／拍头阵
• (to take the lead):

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• 帶頭 / 带头 (dàitóu)
• 打頭陣 / 打头阵 (dǎ tóuzhèn)
• 拍頭陣 / 拍头阵 (pah⁴ tao⁵ ding⁷) (Teochew)
• 㧣頭陣 / 㧣头阵 (Hokkien)
• 擎頭 / 擎头 (Hakka)
• 牽頭 / 牵头 (qiāntóu)
• 率先 (shuàixiān)
• 起頭 / 起头 (qǐtóu)
• 領頭 / 领头 (lǐngtóu) (colloquial)