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Mandarin · pinyin tóu wèi

(car racing) pole position
(obstetrics) cephalic presentation (i.e. head-first birth)

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–4 · tou2 wei4

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