勁頭

See also: 劲头

Chinese

		stalwart; sturdy; strength	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (勁頭)		勁	頭
simp. (劲头)		劲	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìntóu, jìngtóu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ, ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging⁶ tau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kèng-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìntóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìntóu
  - Wade–Giles: chin⁴-tʻou²
  - Yale: jìn-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinntour
  - Palladius: цзиньтоу (czinʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    勁頭／劲头
    盡頭／尽头
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìntóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìntóur
  - Wade–Giles: chin⁴-tʻou²-ʼrh
  - Yale: jìn-tóur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinntourl
  - Palladius: цзиньтоур (czinʹtour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìngtóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìngtóu
  - Wade–Giles: ching⁴-tʻou²
  - Yale: jìng-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqtour
  - Palladius: цзинтоу (czintou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    勁頭／劲头
    鏡頭／镜头
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging⁶ tau⁴
  - Yale: gihng tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging⁶ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging⁶ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèng-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: kìng-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keangtaau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/

Noun

勁頭

(colloquial) strength; brawn
(colloquial) drive; enthusiasm; zeal

Synonyms

(strength):

力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
力息 (lì-sĭ) (Northern Min)
力氣／力气 (lìqi)
力水 (lik⁶ seoi²) (Cantonese, Hakka)
力量 (lìliàng)
強力／强力 (qiánglì)
氣力／气力 (qìlì)
筋力 (jīnlì)
膂力 (lǚlì)
體力／体力 (tǐlì)

(drive): 幹勁／干劲 (gànjìn)