彩頭

彩頭

Chinese

		(bright) color; variety; applause (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (彩頭/綵頭)		彩/綵	頭
simp. (彩头)		彩	头
anagram		頭彩／头彩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cǎitóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˇ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi² tau⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): chhái-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cǎitóu → cǎitou (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˇ ㄊㄡˊ → ㄘㄞˇ ˙ㄊㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsae.tour
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ → /t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi² tau⁴
    • Yale: chói tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi² tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi² teo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːy̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhái-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tshái-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhay'taau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰaɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʊ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰaɪ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʊ²³/

Noun

彩頭

1. good luck in business, contests, or lotteries
2. (Min Nan) sign; omen; portent

Derived terms

好彩頭／好彩头