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Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo tóu

gang leader
mafia boss

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角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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3–2 · jiao3 tou2

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noun

(Hokkien) corner (formed by two walls); nook
(Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) local leader or local triad boss
(Shanghainese) banknote of a denomination in units of jiao

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