骨頭
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 骨頭. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 骨頭, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 骨頭 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 骨頭 you have here. The definition of the word 骨頭 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of骨頭, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: 骨头
Chinese
| bone | head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (骨頭) | 骨 | 頭 | |
| simp. (骨头) | 骨 | 头 | |
| anagram | 頭骨／头骨 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gu2 tou2-1
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gwat1 tau4
- Gan (Wiktionary): gut6 teu
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): gueh4 tou3
- Northern Min (KCR): gŏ-tê
- Eastern Min (BUC): gók-tàu
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kut-thâu
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7kueq-deu
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gu6 tou
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gǔto̊u
- Wade–Giles: ku3-tʻou5
- Yale: gǔ-tou
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu.tou
- Palladius: гутоу (gutou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant in Mainland, standard in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gúto̊u
- Wade–Giles: ku2-tʻou5
- Yale: gú-tou
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwu.tou
- Palladius: гутоу (gutou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: gu2 tou2-1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gu tou
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku²¹ tʰəu²¹⁻⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwat1 tau4
- Yale: gwāt tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwat7 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: gued1 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: gut6 teu
- Sinological IPA (key): /kut̚⁵ tʰɛu²/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kut-thèu
- Hakka Romanization System: gudˋ teuˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gud5 teu2
- Sinological IPA: /kut̚² tʰeu̯¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: gueh4 tou3
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /kuəʔ² tʰəu⁴⁵/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gŏ-tê
- Sinological IPA (key): /ko²⁴ tʰe³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: gók-tàu
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuʔ²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Note:
- “bone; character; hint of sarcasm; ”.
Noun
骨頭
- (anatomy) bone
- (figurative) character; personal quality
- (figurative) moral character or backbone; courageous spirit
- 魯迅的骨頭是最硬的，他沒有絲毫的奴顏和媚骨，這是殖民地半殖民地人民最可寶貴的性格。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Lǔ Xùn de gǔtou shì zuì yìng de, tā méiyǒu sīháo de núyán hé mèigǔ, zhè shì zhímíndì bànzhímíndì rénmín zuì kě bǎoguì de xìnggé.
- Lu Xun was a man of unyielding integrity, free from all sycophancy or obsequiousness; this quality is invaluable among colonial and semi-colonial peoples.
鲁迅的骨头是最硬的，他没有丝毫的奴颜和媚骨，这是殖民地半殖民地人民最可宝贵的性格。 [MSC, simp.]
- (figurative, derogatory, often as a suffix) contemptible or morally corrupt person
- (figurative) hint of sarcasm or dissatisfaction (in one's words)
- (Mainland China Hokkien) the hell (usually in an question in mild disdain)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Wutunhua: gutek