到頭來

到頭來

Chinese

		to reach the end; to come to an end	to come
trad. (到頭來)		到頭	來
simp. (到头来)		到头	来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàotóulái

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ tau⁴ loi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dàotóulái
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawtourlai
    • IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: dàotóurlái
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊㄦ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawtourllai
    • IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰɤʊɻʷ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou³ tau⁴ loi⁴
    • Yale: dou tàuh lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ tau⁴ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou³ teo⁴ loi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ lɔːy̯²¹/

Adverb

到頭來

1. at the end of the day; in the end