"來頭" meaning in Chinese

See 來頭 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /laɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lai¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /lai²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen], /laɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/, /lɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/, /lai¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/, /lai²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/ Chinese transliterations: láitou [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄊㄡ [Mandarin, bopomofo], loi⁴ tau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lâi-thâu, láitou [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], láito̊u [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lai²-tʻou⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lái-tou [Mandarin, Yale], lai.tou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лайтоу [Mandarin, Palladius], lajtou [Mandarin, Palladius], lòih tàuh [Cantonese, Yale], loi⁴ tau⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], loi⁴ teo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lâi-thâu [Hokkien, POJ], lâi-thâu [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lai'taau [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 来头
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 來頭
  1. connections; backing
    Sense id: en-來頭-zh-noun-BZGJt7DC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 27 26 14 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 26 30 18 6 2
  2. position; standing
    Sense id: en-來頭-zh-noun-Mg7CebJy Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 15 38 17 21 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 27 26 14 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 26 30 18 6 2
  3. reason; cause; motive
    Sense id: en-來頭-zh-noun-VRElvBpN Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 27 26 14 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 26 30 18 6 2
  4. power; influence
    Sense id: en-來頭-zh-noun-Fo8fygby Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 27 26 14 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 26 30 18 6 2
  5. interest; fun
    Sense id: en-來頭-zh-noun-zd4B7YyN
  6. benefit
    Sense id: en-來頭-zh-noun-6XRpYZwN
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      "zh-pron": "láitou"
    },
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄊㄡ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lâi-thâu"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láitou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láito̊u"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "lai²-tʻou⁵"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lái-tou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lai.tou"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лайтоу"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "lajtou"
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    {
      "ipa": "/laɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/",
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lòih tàuh"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ teo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâi-thâu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâi-thâu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lai'taau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lai¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lai²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lai¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lai²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/"
    }
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  "word": "來頭"
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      "zh-pron": "láitou"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "lai²-tʻou⁵"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lái-tou"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "lai.tou"
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      "zh-pron": "лайтоу"
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    {
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "lajtou"
    },
    {
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      "zh-pron": "lòih tàuh"
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    {
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ teo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "lâi-thâu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "lâi-thâu"
    },
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lai¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/",
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        "Zhangzhou"
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    },
    {
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        "Xiamen"
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      "ipa": "/laɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/"
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      "ipa": "/lɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
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  "word": "來頭"
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Download raw JSONL data for 來頭 meaning in Chinese (2.5kB)

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