敗子回頭
Chinese
| spendthrift; wastrel | to turn round; to turn one's head back; to repent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (敗子回頭) | 敗子 | 回頭 | |
| simp. (败子回头) | 败子 | 回头 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bàizǐhuítóu
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˋ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bàizǐhhuéitóu
- Wade–Giles: pai4-tzŭ3-hui2-tʻou2
- Yale: bài-dž-hwéi-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baytzyyhweitour
- Palladius: байцзыхуэйтоу (bajczyxuejtou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baai6 zi2 wui4 tau4
- Yale: baaih jí wùih tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: baai6 dzi2 wui4 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: bai6 ji2 wui4 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːi̯²² t͡siː³⁵ wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
敗子回頭
- return of the prodigal son