尖頭鰻

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (尖頭鰻)		尖	頭	鰻
simp. (尖头鳗)		尖	头	鳗
alternative forms		尖頭饅／尖头馒

Etymology

From English gentleman.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāntóumán

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāntóumán
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiantóumán
  - Wade–Giles: chien¹-tʻou²-man²
  - Yale: jyān-tóu-mán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiantourman
  - Palladius: цзяньтоумань (czjanʹtoumanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ män³⁵/

Noun

尖頭鰻

(humorous, dated) gentleman
- 1981 [1946–1948], 倪海曙, “尋開心（鄭風：山有扶蘇二章）”, in 雜格嚨咚 [Zagelongdong], 生活·讀書·新知三聯書店, reprint of 蘇州話詩經 by 倪海曙, page 178:
  
  山浪有青松，谷裏有紅草，
  弗看見尖頭饅（Gentleman）倒看見小癟三！ [Suzhounese, trad.]
  山浪有青松，谷里有红草，
  弗看见尖头馒（Gentleman）倒看见小瘪三！ [Suzhounese, simp.]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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