牽頭
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Chinese
[edit]lead along | head; (noun suffix) | ||
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trad. (牽頭) | 牽 | 頭 | |
simp. (牵头) | 牵 | 头 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciantóu
- Wade–Giles: chʻien1-tʻou2
- Yale: chyān-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiantour
- Palladius: цяньтоу (cjanʹtou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hin1 tau4
- Yale: hīn tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hin1 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: hin1 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hiːn⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Southern Min
Verb
[edit]牽頭
- to take the lead; to show initiative; to be the first; to set an example
- to act as go-between; to act as the middleman; to play matchmaker
Synonyms
[edit]- (to take the lead):
- (to act as go-between):