把頭

Chinese

		handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (把頭)		把	頭
simp. (把头)		把	头

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎtóu → bǎtou (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ → ㄅㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: pa³-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: bǎ-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baa.tour
    • Palladius: батоу (batou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ → /pä²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa² tau⁴
    • Yale: bá tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa² tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba² teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

把頭

1. (dated) labor contractor; gangmaster

Pronunciation 2

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pé-thâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pé-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: pé-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peftaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

Noun

把頭

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) the strength of one's grip; grip strength

Synonyms

• 握力 (wòlì)