銜頭

Chinese

		hold in mouth; nominal office	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (銜頭)		銜	頭
simp. (衔头)		衔	头
anagram		頭銜／头衔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiántóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haam⁴ tau⁴
• Northern Min (KCR): ǎng-tê
• Eastern Min (BUC): hàng-tàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiántóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siántóu
    • Wade–Giles: hsien²-tʻou²
    • Yale: syán-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyantour
    • Palladius: сяньтоу (sjanʹtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haam⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: hàahm tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haam⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ham⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːm²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ǎng-tê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ²¹ tʰe³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hàng-tàu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(tʰ-)nau⁵³/

Noun

銜頭

1. title (as a sign of rank, profession, etc.)

Synonyms

• 頭銜／头衔 (tóuxián)