柴頭

Chinese

Etymology 1

		firewood	(noun suffix)
trad. (柴頭)		柴	頭
simp. (柴头)		柴	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháitou

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhâ-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cháitou
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cháito̊u
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai²-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: chái-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chair.tou
    • Palladius: чайтоу (čajtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhâ-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tshâ-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zha'taau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/

Noun

柴頭

1. firewood
2. (Hokkien) wood; log
3. (Hokkien, figurative) dull, lifeless, ignorant person
4. (Taiwanese Hokkien) coffin
5. (Taiwanese Hokkien) memorial tablet

Etymology 2

		diesel	head
trad. (柴頭)		柴	頭
simp. (柴头)		柴	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháitóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caai⁴ tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cháitóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cháitóu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai²-tʻou²
    • Yale: chái-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chairtour
    • Palladius: чайтоу (čajtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caai⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: chàaih tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cai⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

柴頭

1. (rail transport) diesel locomotive

Etymology 3

		chevron	chief; leader
trad. (柴頭)		柴	頭
simp. (柴头)		柴	头

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caai⁴ tau^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caai⁴ tau^4-2
    • Yale: chàaih táu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai⁴ tau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: cai⁴ teo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

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Noun

柴頭

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) sergeant