搔頭

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See also: 搔头 and 掻頭

Chinese

		disturb; to scratch	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (搔頭)		搔	頭
simp. (搔头)		搔	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sāotóu

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄠㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou¹ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sāotóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄠㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: saotóu
  - Wade–Giles: sao¹-tʻou²
  - Yale: sāu-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sautour
  - Palladius: саотоу (saotou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: sōu tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou¹ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

搔頭

(archaic) hair clasp (worn by a woman)

Derived terms

玉搔頭／玉搔头 (yùsāotóu)

Verb

搔頭

to scratch the head

Japanese

Kanji in this term
搔	頭
そう Hyōgai	とう Grade: 2
on'yomi	kan'on

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

【掻頭そうとう】

scratching the head

ornamental hairpin

to scratch the head

(This term, 搔頭, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
搔	頭

Noun

搔頭 • (sodu) (hangeul 소두)

hanja form^? of 소두

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