轉頭

轉頭

See also: 转头

Chinese

		to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (轉頭)		轉	頭
simp. (转头)		转	头

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuǎntóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ tau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chón-thèu
• Min Nan (POJ): tńg-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎntóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎntóu
    • Wade–Giles: chuan³-tʻou²
    • Yale: jwǎn-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joantour
    • Palladius: чжуаньтоу (čžuanʹtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂwän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun³ tau⁴
    • Yale: jyun tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun³ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃyːn³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chón-thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: zon` teuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zon³ teu²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡son³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tńg-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngftaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

Adverb

轉頭

1. (figuratively) with the turn of one's head; in the blink of an eye; in an instant

Synonyms

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彈指／弹指 (tánzhǐ) 轉眼／转眼 (zhuǎnyǎn)

轉瞬／转瞬 (zhuǎnshùn) 轉身／转身 (zhuǎnshēn)

Verb

轉⫽頭 (verb-object)

1. to turn one's head

Synonyms

• (Hakka, Min Nan) 斡頭／斡头

Pronunciation 2

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ tau^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun³ tau^4-2
    • Yale: jyun táu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ tau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun³ teo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃyːn³³ tʰɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

轉頭

1. (Cantonese) electric plug converter, short for 轉插頭／转插头.