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開頭

简 开头 · 繁 開頭
Mandarin · pinyin kāi tóu

Meanings

  1. beginning
  2. to start
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開
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
开
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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1–2 · kai1 tou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hoi1 tau4

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

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hoi1 tau4

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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.

verb

  1. to start; to begin
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to set sail

noun

  1. start; beginning

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