刣頭
Chinese edit
head; (noun suffix) | |||
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trad. (刣頭) | 刣 | 頭 | |
simp. (刣头) | 刣 | 头 |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
刣頭
- (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew) to behead; to decapitate
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to fire (a worker or a subordinate)
head; (noun suffix) | |||
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trad. (刣頭) | 刣 | 頭 | |
simp. (刣头) | 刣 | 头 |
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is the Taiwanese sense of "fired" related to Japanese 首” |
刣頭