踏話頭

踏話頭

Chinese

		step on	thread of discourse; subject under discussion; starting portion of one's speech
trad. (踏話頭)		踏	話頭
simp. (踏话头)		踏	话头

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): ta̍h-ōe-thâu

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ta̍h-ōe-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: ta̍h-uē-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daq'oextaau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ue³³⁻²¹ tʰaʊ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ta(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ue³³⁻¹¹ tʰaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ta(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² ue⁴¹⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ tʰaʊ²⁴/

Verb

踏話頭

1. (Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to make it clear beforehand; to forewarn
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to hint what one will do in one's speech

Synonyms

• (to forewarn): 有言在先 (yǒuyán zàixiān)

Noun

踏話頭

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 踏話頭

前言 (qiányán) 前記／前记 (qiánjì) 小序 (xiǎoxù) 小引 (xiǎoyǐn) 序文 (xùwén) 序言 (xùyán) 弁言 (biànyán)

引言 (yǐnyán) 發刊詞／发刊词 (fākāncí) (to a new periodical) 短序 (duǎnxù) 緒言／绪言 (xùyán) 自序 (zìxù) (by the author) 踏話頭／踏话头 (Min Nan) 開場白／开场白 (kāichǎngbái)