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Chinese
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to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift |
head; (noun suffix)
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| trad. (轉頭)
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轉
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頭
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| simp. (转头)
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转
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头
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note: tńg-thâu/túiⁿ-thâu - to turn about.
Verb
轉⫽頭 (verb-object)
- to turn one's head back; to turn around
- to make a U-turn; to turn about; to turn around (of cars, boats, etc.)
- (figurative) to reconsider and give up an idea; to think better of; to repent
Synonyms
- (to turn one's head back): 掉頭／掉头 (diàotóu), 回頭／回头 (huítóu), 回首 (huíshǒu); (Hakka, Hokkien) 斡頭／斡头; (Hokkien) 踅頭／踅头
- (to make a U-turn):
- U轉 / U转 (yōu zhuǎn) (Malaysia, Singapore)
- 掉頭 / 掉头 (diàotóu)
- 調頭 / 调头 (diàotóu)
- 跋頭 / 跋头 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 踅頭 / 踅头 (Hokkien)
Adverb
轉頭
- (literary or Cantonese, figuratively) in the blink of an eye; with the turn of one's head; in an instant; soon; in a moment
Synonyms
- 彈指 / 弹指 (tánzhǐ)
- 轉目 / 转目 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 轉眼 / 转眼 (zhuǎnyǎn)
- 轉瞬 / 转瞬 (zhuǎnshùn)
- 轉身 / 转身 (zhuǎnshēn)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
轉頭
- (botany) nutation
Etymology 3
Short for 轉插頭／转插头.
Pronunciation
Noun
轉頭
- (Cantonese) electric plug converter