翹首

Chinese

		outstanding; to raise	head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
trad. (翹首)		翹	首
simp. (翘首)		翘	首

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiáoshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ sau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiàu-siú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiáoshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciáoshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao²-shou³
    • Yale: chyáu-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyaushoou
    • Palladius: цяошоу (cjaošou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kiu⁴ sau²
    • Yale: kìuh sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàu-siú
    • Tâi-lô: khiàu-siú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiaosiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ siu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

翹首

1. (formal) to raise one's head and look

Derived terms

• 翹首企足／翘首企足
• 翹首引領／翘首引领
• 翹首盼望／翘首盼望

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (翹首):

• → Japanese: 翹首(ぎょうしゅ) (gyōshu)
• → Korean: 교수(翹首) (gyosu)
• → Vietnamese: kiều thủ (翹首)