捍頭

Chinese

		ward off (a blow)	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (捍頭)		捍	頭
simp. (捍头)		捍	头
alternative forms		扞頭／扞头

Pronunciation

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

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōaⁿ-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: huānn-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hvoaxtaau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huã³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /huã³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huã²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huã²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

Verb

捍頭

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be in charge of; to administer; to manage