當頭

See also: 当头

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (當頭)		當	頭
simp. (当头)		当	头

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāngtóu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄊㄡˊ
Min Nan (POJ): tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dāngtóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄊㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangtour
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngrtaau, dngtaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʊ²⁴/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/, /tŋ̍³³ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʊ¹³/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʊ²⁴/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰaʊ²³/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaʊ²³/

Adverb

當頭

right on someone's head; overhead; head on; in someone's face; directly

Derived terms

當頭一棒／当头一棒

當頭棒喝／当头棒喝 (dāngtóubànghè)

Verb

當頭

to befall; to happen; to be imminent; to be facing; to be confronting
to put first

Synonyms

(befall): 臨頭／临头 (líntóu)

Noun

當頭

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (archaic) at the time when

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàngtou

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
Min Nan (POJ): tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàngtou
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danq.tou
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: tǹg-thâu / tng-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngrtaau, dngtaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʊ²⁴/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/, /tŋ̍³³ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʊ¹³/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʊ²⁴/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰaʊ²³/, /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaʊ²³/

Noun

當頭

pawn; something pawned; collateral; security; pledge

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