帶頭羊

Chinese

		to take the lead; to show initiative; to be the first to take the lead; to show initiative; to be the first; to set an example	caprid
trad. (帶頭羊)		帶頭	羊
simp. (带头羊)		带头	羊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàitóuyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàitóuyáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàitóuyáng
    • Wade–Giles: tai⁴-tʻou²-yang²
    • Yale: dài-tóu-yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daytouryang
    • Palladius: дайтоуян (dajtoujan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taɪ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

Noun

帶頭羊

1. (literally) first sheep in the flock (followed by the rest of the flock); bellwether
2. (figuratively) person or organization that takes the lead in doing something