抽頭

See also: 抽头

Chinese

		to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (抽頭)		抽	頭
simp. (抽头)		抽	头
anagram		頭抽／头抽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chōutóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ tau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiu-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chōutóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: choutóu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻou¹-tʻou²
    • Yale: chōu-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choutour
    • Palladius: чоутоу (čoutou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau¹ tau⁴
    • Yale: chāu tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiu-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: thiu-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiu'taau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiu³³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

Verb

抽頭

1. to take a cut of the winnings when gambling
2. to profit from someone else
3. to receive a commission or kickback
4. to leave; to escape; to get away
5. (Cantonese) to overtake a vehicle suddenly

Synonyms

• (take a cut of the winnings): 抽水 (chōushuǐ)
• (leave; escape; get away): 抽身 (chōushēn), 脫身／脱身 (tuōshēn)
• (overtake): (Cantonese) 扒頭／扒头 (paa4 tau4)