避風頭

Chinese

		avoid; shun; flee avoid; shun; flee; escape; leave; to keep away; to leave; to hide	way the wind blows; wind direction; drafty place way the wind blows; wind direction; drafty place; spot that is the most windy
trad. (避風頭)		避	風頭
simp. (避风头)		避	风头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bì fēngtou

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄥ ˙ㄊㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei⁶ fung¹ tau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): pī-hong-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bì fēngtou
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄥ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bih feng.tou
  - IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei⁶ fung¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: beih fūng tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei⁶ fung¹ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi⁶ fung¹ teo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pei̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pī-hong-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: pī-hong-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pixhongtaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pi²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ³³ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pi³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaʊ²³/

Verb

避風頭

(idiomatic) to lie low and stay away from an unfavourable situation

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