倒頭行

Chinese

		to lie down; reversed; backwards	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (倒頭行)		倒頭	行
simp. (倒头行)		倒头	行

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tò-thâu-kiâⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tò-thâu-kiâⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tò-thâu-kiânn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doirtau'kviaa
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /to²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³⁻²² kiã¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /to¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kiã²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ kiã²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /to²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kiã²⁴/

Verb

倒頭行

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to move backwards while facing forward (of people, cars, etc.)
2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go back or move to the opposite direction of one's destination (of cars, etc.)
3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to do the opposite of the proper order or rules

Synonyms

• (to move backwards while facing forward): (Hokkien) 倒退行, 倒吊行
• (to move to the opposite direction): (Hokkien) 倒吊行