埋頭

See also: 埋头

Chinese

		to blame; bury	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (埋頭)		埋	頭
simp. (埋头)		埋	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): máitóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁴ tau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bâi-thâu / bâi-thiô / mâi-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: máitóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: máitóu
    • Wade–Giles: mai²-tʻou²
    • Yale: mái-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maitour
    • Palladius: майтоу (majtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maai⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: màaih tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mai⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâi-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: bâi-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bai'taau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bai²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bai²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bai¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /bai²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâi-thiô
    • Tâi-lô: bâi-thiô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bai'tiooi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bai²⁴⁻²² tʰio²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mâi-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: mâi-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mai'taau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mãi²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mãi²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

Verb

埋頭

1. (literally) to lower one's head (in order to dodge an obstacle); to duck
2. (figuratively) to dedicate oneself to; to immerse oneself in

Related terms

• 下工夫 (xià gōngfu)