翹首

Chinese

		outstanding; to raise	head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
trad. (翹首)		翹	首
simp. (翘首)		翘	首

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiáoshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ sau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiàu-siú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiáoshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciáoshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiao²-shou³
  - Yale: chyáu-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyaushoou
  - Palladius: цяошоу (cjaošou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kiu⁴ sau²
  - Yale: kìuh sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàu-siú
  - Tâi-lô: khiàu-siú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiaosiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ siu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

翹首

(formal) to raise one's head and look

Derived terms

翹首企足／翘首企足
翹首引領／翘首引领
翹首盼望／翘首盼望

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (翹首):

→ Japanese: 翹首(ぎょうしゅ) (gyōshu)
→ Korean: 교수(翹首) (gyosu)
→ Vietnamese: kiều thủ (翹首)

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