蛇頭

蛇頭

See also: 蛇头

Chinese

		snake; serpent	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (蛇頭)		蛇	頭
simp. (蛇头)		蛇	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shétóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se⁴ tau⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): chôa-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shétóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shertour
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: se⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: sèh tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé⁴ teo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /sɛː²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chôa-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tsuâ-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoa'taau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sua²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sua²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sua¹³⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sua²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sua²³⁻³³ tʰaʊ²³/

Noun

蛇頭

1. snakehead
2. (slang) people smuggler; human trafficker

Synonyms

• (people smuggler): 人販子／人贩子 (rénfànzi)

Derived terms

老蛇頭／老蛇头 蛇頭指／蛇头指

蛇頭鼠眼／蛇头鼠眼