獵頭

Chinese

		hunting	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (獵頭)		獵	頭
simp. (猎头)		猎	头

Etymology

Calque of English headhunting.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liètóu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lip⁶ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liètóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liètóu
  - Wade–Giles: lieh⁴-tʻou²
  - Yale: lyè-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liehtour
  - Palladius: летоу (letou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ljɛ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lip⁶ tau⁴
  - Yale: lihp tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lip⁹ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lib⁶ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːp̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

獵頭

headhunting (cutting off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)
headhunting (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel)
獵頭公司／猎头公司 ― liètóu gōngsī ― headhunting company
headhunter (one who recruits senior personnel for a company)

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