斷頭臺

See also: 断头台, 斷頭台, and 断頭台

Chinese

		to be beheaded; to be decapitated; to behead to be beheaded; to be decapitated; to behead; to decapitate	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (斷頭臺/斷頭台)		斷頭	臺/台
simp. (断头台)		断头	台

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duàntóutái

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dyun⁶ tau⁴ toi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: duàntóutái
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: duàntóutái
  - Wade–Giles: tuan⁴-tʻou²-tʻai²
  - Yale: dwàn-tóu-tái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duanntourtair
  - Palladius: дуаньтоутай (duanʹtoutaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯än⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dyun⁶ tau⁴ toi⁴
  - Yale: dyuhn tàuh tòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dyn⁶ tau⁴ toi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dün⁶ teo⁴ toi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyːn²² tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Noun

斷頭臺

guillotine

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (斷頭臺):

→ Japanese: 断頭台(だんとうだい) (dantōdai)
→ Korean: 단두대(斷頭臺) (dandudae)
→ Vietnamese: đoạn đầu đài (斷頭臺)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
斷	頭	臺
だん Hyōgai	とう Grade: 2	だい Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 斷頭臺 – see the following entry.

【断頭台だんとうだい】

[noun] executioner's block

(This term, 斷頭臺, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
斷	頭	臺

Noun

斷頭臺 • (dandudae) (hangeul 단두대)

hanja form^? of 단두대 (“guillotine”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
斷	頭	臺

Noun

chữ Hán form of đoạn đầu đài (“guillotine”)