長頭

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (長頭)		長	頭
simp. (长头)		长	头

Pronunciation

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

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tn̂g-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngtaau
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

Noun

長頭

1. (Hokkien) profit

Usage notes

Often used with 有 (ū) or 無／无 (bô).

Synonyms

• 利潤／利润 (lìrùn)
• 利益 (lìyì)
• 利純／利纯 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 利頭／利头 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 潤／润 (rùn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 盈利 (yínglì)
• 賺／赚 (informal)
• 賺頭／赚头 (zhuàntou) (informal)
• 賺頭兒／赚头儿 (zhuàntour) (Beijing Mandarin)