掉頭
See also: 掉头
Chinese
editto drop; to fall | head; (noun suffix) | ||
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trad. (掉頭) | 掉 | 頭 | |
simp. (掉头) | 掉 | 头 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: diàotóu
- Wade–Giles: tiao4-tʻou2
- Yale: dyàu-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diawtour
- Palladius: дяотоу (djaotou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: diu6 tau4
- Yale: diuh tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: diu6 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: diu6 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiːu̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Verb
edit掉頭
- to turn one's head (away); to turn tail
- to make a U-turn; to turn about; to turn around (of cars, boats, etc.)