白頭

See also: 白头

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (白頭)		白	頭
simp. (白头)		白	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báitóu

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: báitóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairtour
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

白頭

hoary head; white hair
(figuratively) old age

Derived terms

少白頭／少白头
楊白頭／杨白头
白頭之歎／白头之叹
白頭偕老／白头偕老 (báitóuxiélǎo)
白頭到老／白头到老
白頭吟／白头吟

白頭如新／白头如新
白頭山／白头山 (Báitóushān)
白頭浪／白头浪
白頭相守／白头相守
白頭翁／白头翁 (báitóuwēng)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白	頭
しら Grade: 1	かしら > がしら Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
白	頭
しろ Grade: 1	かしら > がしら Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) しろがしら [shìrógáꜜshìrà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞ɡa̠ɕiɾa̠]

Noun

白頭 (hiragana しろがしら, rōmaji shirogashira, alternative reading しらがしら, rōmaji shiragashira)

a white wig, worn by an actor playing a demon in Noh

See also

黒頭 (くろがしら) (kurogashira): black wig
赤頭 (あかがしら) (akagashira): red wig

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白	頭
はく Grade: 1	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) はくとー [hàkútóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝto̞ː]

Noun

白頭 (hiragana はくとう, rōmaji hakutō)

a gray/grey head; a head with gray hair

See also

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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