橋頭堡

See also: 桥头堡

Chinese

		bridgehead; Ciaotou	earthwork; castle; position of defence earthwork; castle; position of defence; stronghold; character used in place names
trad. (橋頭堡)		橋頭	堡
simp. (桥头堡)		桥头	堡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiáotóubǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ tau⁴ bou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiáotóubǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciáotóubǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao²-tʻou²-pao³
    • Yale: chyáu-tóu-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyautourbao
    • Palladius: цяотоубао (cjaotoubao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kiu⁴ tau⁴ bou²
    • Yale: kìuh tàuh bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ tau⁴ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ teo⁴ bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pou̯³⁵/

Noun

橋頭堡

1. (military) bridgehead (an area of ground on the enemy's side of a bridge)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (橋頭堡):

• → Japanese: 橋(きょう)頭(とう)堡(ほ) (kyōtōho)
• → Korean: 교두보(橋頭堡) (gyodubo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
橋	頭	堡
きょう Grade: 3	とう Grade: 2	ほ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• 橋頭保

Noun

橋(きょう)頭(とう)堡(ほ) • (kyōtōho) 

1. (military) bridgehead (an area of ground on the enemy's side of a bridge)