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重頭

简重头 · 繁重頭

Cantonese · source Jyutpingcung5 tau4

to do something over again

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

cung55 · low risingtau44 · low falling

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Same syllable, six tones

cung冲cung1to dash against 宠cung2to love 铳cung3ancient firearm 从cung4from 重cung5heavycung6—

tau偷tau1to stealtau2—透tau3to penetrate 头tau4headtau5—tau6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

重頭头

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CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

重頭 chóng tóu CC-CEDICT · Mandarinanew; from the beginning; (in poetry and song) repetition of a melody or rhythm
重頭 zhòng tóu CC-CEDICT · Mandarinmain; most important; essential; important part

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: zhong4 tou2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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cung4 tau4

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

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

adv

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) again; anew; afresh
(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) from the start; from the beginning; from the get-go

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