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片頭

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Mandarin · pinyin piān tóu#

leader (blank section at the beginning or end of a reel of film)

Mandarin · pinyin piàn tóu#

(cinema, TV) title sequence; opening credits; intro

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片: piàn · slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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1–2 · pian1 tou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pin2 tau4

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

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noun

start of a play, TV program, film, etc.; opening credits
(Cantonese) end slice of deep-fried tofu

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