頭籌

Chinese

		head; (noun suffix)	a tally; counter; ticket a tally; counter; ticket; plan; devise; manage
trad. (頭籌)		頭	籌
simp. (头筹)		头	筹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóuchóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóuchóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóuchóu
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou²-chʻou²
    • Yale: tóu-chóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourchour
    • Palladius: тоучоу (toučou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: duw drjuw

Rime
Character	頭	籌
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	度侯切	直由切
Baxter	duw	drjuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dəu/	/ɖɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/dəu/	/ɖiu/
Shao Rongfen	/dəu/	/ȡiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dəw/	/ɖuw/
Li Rong	/du/	/ȡiu/
Wang Li	/dəu/	/ȡĭəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/dʱə̯u/	/ȡʱi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tóu	chóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	tau4	cau4

Noun

頭籌

1. first place; winner

Derived terms

• 佔頭籌／占头筹
• 占頭籌／占头筹
• 拔得頭籌／拔得头筹
• 拔頭籌／拔头筹