牢頭

Chinese

		firm; fast	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (牢頭)		牢	頭
simp. (牢头)		牢	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): láotóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): láotóu

• Wu (Jinhua, Wugniu): ²lau-dieu₂

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: láotóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: láotóu
    • Wade–Giles: lao²-tʻou²
    • Yale: láu-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lautour
    • Palladius: лаотоу (laotou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: láotóu
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): lao² tou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔ²⁴ tʰəɯ²⁴/
• Wu
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ²lau-dieu₂
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /lɑu³¹ diu¹⁴/

Noun

牢頭

1. (archaic or dialectal) jailer