意頭

See also: 意头

Chinese

		idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (意頭)		意	頭
simp. (意头)		意	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji³ tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìtóu → yìtou (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄊㄡˊ → ㄧˋ ˙ㄊㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: yì-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih.tour
    • Palladius: итоу (itou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ → /i⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji³ tau⁴
    • Yale: yi tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji³ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi³ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

意頭

1. (obsolete) idea; thought
2. good omen

Derived terms

• 唔好意頭／唔好意头
• 好意頭／好意头