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聽頭

简听头 · 繁聽頭

Mandarin · pinyin tīng tóu

a can (loanword from English "tin")

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聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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1–2 · ting1 tou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ting3 tau4

Cantonese word readings for 聽頭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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