回頭

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (回頭)		回	頭
simp. (回头)		回	头
anagram		頭回／头回

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huítóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ tau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fì-thèu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hê-thâu / hôe-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huítóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huéitóu
    • Wade–Giles: hui²-tʻou²
    • Yale: hwéi-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweitour
    • Palladius: хуэйтоу (xuejtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: wùih tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fì-thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: fi^ˇ teu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fi² teu²
    • Sinological IPA: /fi¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-thâu / hôe-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: hê-thâu / huê-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: he'taau, hoe'taau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /he²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/, /hue²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /he²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/, /hue²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /he¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/, /hue¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/, /hue²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /he²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/, /hue²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/

Verb

回頭

1. to turn around
2. to turn one's head
3. to repent
4. to retrogress

Derived terms

• 開弓沒有回頭箭／开弓没有回头箭 (kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn)

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 回頭

1. later

   回頭見！／回头见！  ―  Huítóu jiàn!  ―  See you later!

(deprecated template usage)