抬頭

See also: 抬头

Chinese

		to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (抬頭/擡頭)		抬/擡	頭
simp. (抬头)		抬	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): táitóu

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): toi⁴ tau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): thâi-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: táitóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tairtour
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: toi⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: tòih tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toi⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: toi⁴ teo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːy̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâi-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: thâi-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tai'taau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰaɪ¹³⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰaɪ²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/

Etymology 1

Verb

抬頭

to look up; to raise one's head
抬頭吧，相信愛你便能飛！ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
抬头吧，相信爱你便能飞！ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
From: 陳奕迅 (Eason Chan), 《今日》
Toi⁴ tau⁴ baa⁶, soeng¹ seon³ oi³ nei⁵ bin⁶ nang⁴ fei¹! [Jyutping]
Look high! When you believe in love, you can soar in the sky!
(figuratively) to gain ground; to take hold (again)
(figuratively, in traditional letters) to leave a space for, or to write on a new line, the name of or words related to a revered person

Derived terms

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

抬頭紋／抬头纹
龍抬頭／龙抬头

Synonyms

(to look up): (Hakka) 擎頭／擎头; (Min Nan) 揭頭／揭头

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English title.

Noun

抬頭

space on bills or receipts for writing the name of the payee or buyer

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