矛頭

Chinese

		spear; lance; pike	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (矛頭)		矛	頭
simp. (矛头)		矛	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): máotóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maau⁴ tau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): màu-thèu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: máotóu → máotou (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ → ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄊㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: máoto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: mao²-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: máu-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mau.tour
    • Palladius: маотоу (maotou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ → /mɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maau⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: màauh tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maau⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mao⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: màu-thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: mau^ˇ teu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mau² teu²
    • Sinological IPA: /mau̯¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/

Noun

矛頭

1. spearhead; spear tip
2. (figurative) target (of attack or criticism)

   把矛頭指向……／把矛头指向……  ―  bǎ máotóu zhǐ xiàng......  ―  to point the finger at someone