勁頭

See also: 劲头

Chinese

		stalwart; sturdy; strength	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (勁頭)		勁	頭
simp. (劲头)		劲	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìntóu, jìngtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ, ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging⁶ tau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kèng-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìntóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìntóu
    • Wade–Giles: chin⁴-tʻou²
    • Yale: jìn-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinntour
    • Palladius: цзиньтоу (czinʹtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìntóur
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìntóur
    • Wade–Giles: chin⁴-tʻou²-ʼrh
    • Yale: jìn-tóur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinntourl
    • Palladius: цзиньтоур (czinʹtour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìngtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìngtóu
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴-tʻou²
    • Yale: jìng-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqtour
    • Palladius: цзинтоу (czintou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging⁶ tau⁴
    • Yale: gihng tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging⁶ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging⁶ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèng-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: kìng-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keangtaau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/

Noun

勁頭

1. (colloquial) strength; brawn
2. (colloquial) drive; enthusiasm; zeal

Synonyms

• (strength):

• 力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 力息 (lì-sĭ) (Northern Min)
• 力氣／力气 (lìqi)
• 力水 (lik⁶ seoi²) (Cantonese, Hakka)
• 力量 (lìliàng)
• 強力／强力 (qiánglì)
• 氣力／气力 (qìlì)
• 筋力 (jīnlì)
• 膂力 (lǚlì)
• 體力／体力 (tǐlì)

 

• (drive): 幹勁／干劲 (gànjìn)