當頭

See also: 当头

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (當頭)		當	頭
simp. (当头)		当	头

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄊㄡˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangtóu
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-tʻou²
    • Yale: dāng-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangtour
    • Palladius: дантоу (dantou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngrtaau, dngtaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/, /tŋ̍³³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 當頭

1. right on someone's head; overhead; head on; in someone's face; directly

Verb

當頭

1. to befall; to happen; to be imminent; to be facing; to be confronting
2. to put first

Synonyms

• (befall): 臨頭／临头 (líntóu)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 當頭

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (archaic) at the time when

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàngtou

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàngtou
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàngto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: tang⁴-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: dàng-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danq.tou
    • Palladius: дантоу (dantou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngrtaau, dngtaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/, /tŋ̍³³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 當頭

1. pawn; something pawned; collateral; security; pledge