撥頭

Chinese

		to push aside; to appropriate (money); to move to push aside; to appropriate (money); to move; to set aside; group; batch; to poke; to stir	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (撥頭)		撥	頭
simp. (拨头)		拨	头
alternative forms		拔頭／拔头 缽頭／钵头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bōtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ㄊㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bōtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: botóu
    • Wade–Giles: po¹-tʻou²
    • Yale: bwō-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: botour
    • Palladius: ботоу (botou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

撥頭

1. (archaic) botou (a type of theatrical performance from the Tang dynasty)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
撥	頭
ば Hyōgai (ateji)	とう Grade: 2
irregular	kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 撥頭 – see the following entry.

【抜頭ばとう】 [proper noun] (music, dance) A piece of gagaku based on 唐楽 (tōgaku, “Tang dynasty music”) on the 太食調 (taishikichō) scale, which involves a solo running dance. Alternative spelling 髪頭

(This term, 撥頭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)