低頭

See also: 低头

Chinese

		to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (低頭)		低	頭
simp. (低头)		低	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dītóu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹ tau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tâi-thèu
Min Nan (POJ): te-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dītóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄊㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ditour
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ditóu
  - IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dai¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: dāi tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dei¹ teo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tâi-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: dai´ teuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dai¹ teu²
  - IPA: /tai̯²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: te-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: te-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: de'taau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /te⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /te³³ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /te⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/

Verb

低頭

to lower one's head; to bow one's head
(by extension) to submit; to yield; to give in

Synonyms

(lower one's head): (Min Nan) 揞頭／揞头

Antonyms

(lower one's head): 昂首 (ángshǒu), 仰頭／仰头 (yǎngtóu)

Derived terms

低頭族／低头族 (dītóuzú)

抬頭不見低頭見／抬头不见低头见 (táitóu bùjiàn dītóu jiàn)

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