頭生

Chinese

		head; (noun suffix)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (頭生)		頭	生
simp. (头生)		头	生

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóushēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóushēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóusheng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou²-shêng¹
    • Yale: tóu-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: toursheng
    • Palladius: тоушэн (toušɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (頭生兒／头生儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóushēngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄥㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóushengr
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou²-shêng¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: tóu-shēngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourshengl
    • Palladius: тоушэнр (toušɛnr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

Noun

頭生

1. first birth
2. firstborn child
3. first time

Adjective

頭生

1. (of a child) firstborn

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 頭生 – see 頭牲 (“livestock; domestic animals”). (This term is a variant form of 頭牲).