當頭

See also: 当头

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (當頭)		當	頭
simp. (当头)		当	头

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ tau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tông-thèu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tng-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangtóu
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-tʻou²
    • Yale: dāng-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangtour
    • Palladius: дантоу (dantou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dong¹ tau⁴
    • Yale: dōng tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: dong´ teuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ teu²
    • Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tng-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngtaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

Adverb

當頭

1. right on someone's head; overhead; head on; in someone's face; directly

Derived terms

• 日當頭／日当头
• 當頭一棒／当头一棒
• 當頭棒喝／当头棒喝 (dāngtóubànghè)
• 當頭白日／当头白日

 

Verb

當頭

1. to befall; to happen; to be imminent; to be facing; to be confronting
2. to put first; to put as a priority; to consider important

Synonyms

• (befall): 臨頭／临头 (líntóu)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàngtou

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàngtou
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàngto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: tang⁴-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: dàng-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danq.tou
    • Palladius: дантоу (dantou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǹg-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tǹg-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngrtaau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

Noun

當頭

1. pawn; something pawned; collateral; security; pledge