頭角

See also: 头角

Chinese

		head; (noun suffix)	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (頭角)		頭	角
simp. (头角)		头	角
anagram		角頭／角头
Literally: “protruding part of the left and right bones on the top of a person's head”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóujiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ gok³
Min Nan (POJ): thâu-kak

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóujiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóujiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tʻou²-chiao³
  - Yale: tóu-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourjeau
  - Palladius: тоуцзяо (touczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóujiǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóujiǎor
  - Wade–Giles: tʻou²-chiaorh³
  - Yale: tóu-jyǎur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourjeaul
  - Palladius: тоуцзяор (touczjaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕjaʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau⁴ gok³
  - Yale: tàuh gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ gog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-kak
  - Tâi-lô: thâu-kak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tau'kag
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² kak̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰau¹³⁻²² kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau²³⁻³³ kak̚³²/

Noun

頭角

(figurative) youngster's talent; brilliance of youth

Derived terms

初露頭角／初露头角
嶄露頭角／崭露头角 (zhǎnlùtóujiǎo)
露頭角／露头角
頭角兒／头角儿

頭角崢嶸／头角峥嵘 (tóujiǎozhēngróng)
頭角嶄然／头角崭然
顯露頭角／显露头角

Japanese

Kanji in this term
頭	角
とう Grade: 2	かく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) とーかく [tòókákú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [to̞ːka̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

頭(とう)角(かく) • (tōkaku)

the top of the head

Derived terms

頭角(とうかく)を現(あらわ)す (tōkaku o arawasu, “distinguish oneself”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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