橋頭堡

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See also: 桥头堡

Chinese

		bridgehead; Ciaotou	earthwork; castle; position of defence earthwork; castle; position of defence; stronghold; character used in place names
trad. (橋頭堡)		橋頭	堡
simp. (桥头堡)		桥头	堡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiáotóubǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ tau⁴ bou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiáotóubǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciáotóubǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiao²-tʻou²-pao³
  - Yale: chyáu-tóu-bǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyautourbao
  - Palladius: цяотоубао (cjaotoubao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kiu⁴ tau⁴ bou²
  - Yale: kìuh tàuh bóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ tau⁴ bou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ teo⁴ bou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pou̯³⁵/

Noun

橋頭堡

(military) bridgehead (an area of ground on the enemy's side of a bridge)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (橋頭堡):

→ Japanese: 橋(きょう)頭(とう)堡(ほ) (kyōtōho)
→ Korean: 교두보(橋頭堡) (gyodubo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
橋	頭	堡
きょう Grade: 3	とう Grade: 2	ほ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative forms

橋頭保

Noun

橋(きょう)頭(とう)堡(ほ) • (kyōtōho)

(military) bridgehead (an area of ground on the enemy's side of a bridge)

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