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頭條

简头条 · 繁頭條

Mandarin · pinyin tóu tiáo#

lead story (on the news)

Mandarin · pinyin Tóu tiáo#

Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條 Jīn rì Tóu tiáo)

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
條: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
条: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe

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2–2 · tou2 tiao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 tiu4

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

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noun

lead story (of a newspaper)
the first one of several neighbouring alleys or hutongs

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