抬頭
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Chinese
Etymology 1
| to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry | head; (noun suffix) | ||
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| trad. (抬頭/擡頭) | 抬/擡 | 頭 | |
| simp. (抬头) | 抬 | 头 | |
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(sense 3):
(words in bold represent the subject to be honored) |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): toi4 tau4
- Jin (Wiktionary): tai1 tou1
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6de-deu; 6de 6deu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: táitóu
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: táitóu
- Wade–Giles: tʻai2-tʻou2
- Yale: tái-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tairtour
- Palladius: тайтоу (tajtou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: toi4 tau4
- Yale: tòih tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: toi4 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: toi4 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: tai1 tou1
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /tʰai¹¹ tʰəu¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Southern Min
- Wu
Verb
抬⫽頭 (verb-object)
- to look up; to raise one's head
- (figurative) to gain ground; to take hold (again)
- 顯然在目前失業率高漲以及人民意識抬頭下，經濟學家竭盡思索，基本收入究竟是讓人性發揮該有價值或走向依賴之路。
- From: 17 October 2016, 全民基本收入之爭：是當米蟲的藉口，還是鼓勵工作的動力？, 傑瑞, 報橘
- Xiǎnrán zài mùqián shīyèlǜ gāozhàng yǐjí rénmín yìshì táitóu xià, jīngjìxuéjiā jiéjìn sīsuǒ, jīběn shōurù jiūjìng shì ràng rénxìng fāhuī gāi yǒu jiàzhí huò zǒuxiàng yīlài zhī lù.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
显然在目前失业率高涨以及人民意识抬头下，经济学家竭尽思索，基本收入究竟是让人性发挥该有价值或走向依赖之路。
- (figurative, in traditional letters) to leave a space for, or to write on a new line, the name of or words related to a revered person
Synonyms
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
| to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry | head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (抬頭/擡頭) | 抬/擡 | 頭 | |
| simp. (抬头) | 抬 | 头 | |
| alternative forms | 台頭 | ||
Phono-semantic matching of English title. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: táitóu
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: táitóu
- Wade–Giles: tʻai2-tʻou2
- Yale: tái-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tairtour
- Palladius: тайтоу (tajtou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: toi4 tau4
- Yale: tòih tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: toi4 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: toi4 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
抬頭