轉頭

See also: 转头

Chinese

		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)
trad. (轉頭)		轉	頭
simp. (转头)		转	头

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuǎntóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ tau⁴ / zyun² tau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chón-thèu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tńg-thâu / túiⁿ-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎntóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎntóu
    • Wade–Giles: chuan³-tʻou²
    • Yale: jwǎn-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joantour
    • Palladius: чжуаньтоу (čžuanʹtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun³ tau⁴ / zyun² tau⁴
    • Yale: jyun tàuh / jyún tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ tau⁴ / dzyn² tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun³ teo⁴ / jun² teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/, /t͡syːn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chón-thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: zon` teuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zon³ teu²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡son³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tńg-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngftaau
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: túiⁿ-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tuínn-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dvuy'taau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

Note: tńg-thâu/túiⁿ-thâu - to turn about.

Verb

轉⫽頭 (verb-object)

1. to turn one's head back; to turn around
2. to make a U-turn; to turn about; to turn around (of cars, boats, etc.)
3. (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, Min Nan) 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

1. (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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuàntóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun² tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàntóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàntóu
    • Wade–Giles: chuan⁴-tʻou²
    • Yale: jwàn-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanntour
    • Palladius: чжуаньтоу (čžuanʹtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun² tau⁴
    • Yale: jyún tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn² tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun² teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

轉頭

1. (botany) nutation

Etymology 3

Short for 轉插頭／转插头.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ tau^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun³ tau^4-2
    • Yale: jyun táu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ tau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun³ teo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

轉頭

1. (Cantonese) electric plug converter