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Definition 2024

回頭

回頭

See also: 回头

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

Verb

回頭

Derived terms

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

Adverb

回頭

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huítóu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ tau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fì-thèu
Min Nan (POJ): hê-thâu / hôe-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huítóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweitour
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: wùih tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ tau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fì-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: fiˇ teuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fi² teu²
  - IPA: /fi¹¹ tʰe̯u¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-thâu / hôe-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: hê-thâu / huê-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: he'taau, hoe'taau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /he²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/, /hue²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /he²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/, /hue²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /he¹³⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/, /hue¹³⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaʊ²⁴/, /hue²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /he²³⁻³³ tʰaʊ²³/, /hue²³⁻³³ tʰaʊ²³/