矛頭

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Chinese

		spear; lance; pike	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (矛頭)		矛	頭
simp. (矛头)		矛	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): máotóu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maau⁴ tau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): màu-thèu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: máotóu → máotou (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ → ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄊㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: máoto̊u
  - Wade–Giles: mao²-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: máu-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mau.tour
  - Palladius: маотоу (maotou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ → /mɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
  - Homophones:
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    毛頭 / 毛头
    矛頭 / 矛头
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maau⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: màauh tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maau⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: mao⁴ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: màu-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: mau^ˇ teu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mau² teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /mau̯¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/

Noun

矛頭

spearhead; spear tip
(figurative) target (of attack or criticism)
把矛頭指向……／把矛头指向…… ― bǎ máotóu zhǐ xiàng...... ― to point the finger at someone

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