當頭

See also: 当头

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (當頭)		當	頭
simp. (当头)		当	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāngtóu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ tau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tông-thèu
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tng-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngtóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dangtóu
  - Wade–Giles: tang¹-tʻou²
  - Yale: dāng-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangtour
  - Palladius: дантоу (dantou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dong¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: dōng tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: dong´ teuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: tng-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngtaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

Adverb

當頭

right on someone's head; overhead; head on; in someone's face; directly

Derived terms

日當頭／日当头
當頭一棒／当头一棒
當頭棒喝／当头棒喝 (dāngtóubànghè)
當頭白日／当头白日

Verb

當頭

to befall; to happen; to be imminent; to be facing; to be confronting
to put first; to put as a priority; to consider important

Synonyms

(befall): 臨頭／临头 (líntóu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàngtou

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tǹg-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàngtou
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàngto̊u
  - Wade–Giles: tang⁴-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: dàng-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danq.tou
  - Palladius: дантоу (dantou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǹg-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: tǹg-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngrtaau
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

Noun

當頭

pawn; something pawned; collateral; security; pledge

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