臨頭
Chinese
to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before |
head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臨頭) | 臨 | 頭 | |
| simp. (临头) | 临 | 头 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: líntóu
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: líntóu
- Wade–Giles: lin2-tʻou2
- Yale: lín-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lintour
- Palladius: линьтоу (linʹtou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lin³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lam4 tau4
- Yale: làhm tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: lam4 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: lem4 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐm²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-thâu
- Tâi-lô: lîm-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: limtaau
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lim¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /lim²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
臨頭