由頭

More information follow; from; it is for...tofollow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to someone), head; (noun suffix) ...

	follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to someone)	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (由頭)	由	頭
simp. (由头)	由	头
anagram	頭由／头由

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yóutou, yóutóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄊㄡ, ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóutou
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóuto̊u
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: yóu-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: you.tou
  - Palladius: ютоу (jutou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóutour
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄊㄡㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóuto̊ur
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-tʻou⁵-ʼrh
  - Yale: yóu-tour
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: you.toul
  - Palladius: ютоур (jutour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóutóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóutóu
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-tʻou²
  - Yale: yóu-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youtour
  - Palladius: ютоу (jutou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: yàuh tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

由頭

pretext; excuse; justification

Synonyms

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事由 (shìyóu)
口實 / 口实 (kǒushí)
幌子 (huǎngzi) (figurative)
推頭 / 推头 (¹the-deu) (Wu)
擋箭牌 / 挡箭牌 (dǎngjiànpái) (figurative)
由子 (yóuzi)
盾牌 (dùnpái) (figurative)
藉口 / 借口 (jièkǒu)
託詞 / 托词 (tuōcí)
頭由 / 头由 (tóuyóu) (dialectal)
題目 / 题目 (tímù) (Classical Chinese)

Adverb

由頭

(Cantonese) from the beginning; from zero

由頭

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Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

Adverb

See also

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