奔頭

Chinese

		go to; towards; to hurry or rush go to; towards; to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (奔頭)		奔	頭
simp. (奔头)		奔	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bèntou

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ban¹ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bèntou
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bènto̊u
  - Wade–Giles: pên⁴-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: bèn-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: benn.tou
  - Palladius: бэньтоу (bɛnʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (奔頭兒／奔头儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bèntour
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˋ ˙ㄊㄡㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bènto̊ur
  - Wade–Giles: pên⁴-tʻou⁵-ʼrh
  - Yale: bèn-tour
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: benn.toul
  - Palladius: бэньтоур (bɛnʹtour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ban¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: bān tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ban¹ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ben¹ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐn⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

奔頭

(Mainland China, colloquial) something to strive for; prospect

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 奔兒頭／奔儿头 (bēnrtóu).

Derived terms

有奔頭／有奔头
沒奔頭／没奔头

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