柴頭

Chinese

Etymology 1

		firewood	(noun suffix)
trad. (柴頭)		柴	頭
simp. (柴头)		柴	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cháitou

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhâ-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cháitou
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cháito̊u
  - Wade–Giles: chʻai²-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: chái-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chair.tou
  - Palladius: чайтоу (čajtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhâ-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: tshâ-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zha'taau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/

Noun

柴頭

firewood
(Hokkien) wood; log
(Hokkien, figurative) dull, lifeless, ignorant person
(Taiwanese Hokkien) coffin
(Taiwanese Hokkien) memorial tablet

Etymology 2

		diesel	head
trad. (柴頭)		柴	頭
simp. (柴头)		柴	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cháitóu

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caai⁴ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cháitóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cháitóu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻai²-tʻou²
  - Yale: chái-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chairtour
  - Palladius: чайтоу (čajtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caai⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: chàaih tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cai⁴ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

柴頭

(rail transport) diesel locomotive

Etymology 3

		chevron	chief; leader
trad. (柴頭)		柴	頭
simp. (柴头)		柴	头

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): caai⁴ tau^4-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caai⁴ tau^4-2
  - Yale: chàaih táu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai⁴ tau^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: cai⁴ teo^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

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Noun

柴頭

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) sergeant

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