揣頭路

Chinese

		to look for	clue; way of doing something
trad. (揣頭路)		揣	頭路
simp. (揣头路)		揣	头路
alternative forms		找頭路／找头路

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): chhē-thâu-lō͘ / chhōe-thâu-lō͘ / chhēr-thâu-lō͘

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhē-thâu-lō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tshē-thâu-lōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhextaulo
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰe³³⁻¹¹ tʰaʊ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ tʰaʊ²⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡sʰe⁴¹⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhōe-thâu-lō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tshuē-thâu-lōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhoextaulo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰue²²⁻²¹ tʰaʊ¹³⁻²² lɔ²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰue³³⁻²¹ tʰaʊ²³⁻³³ lɔ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhēr-thâu-lō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tshēr-thâu-lōo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/

Verb

揣頭路

(Min Nan) to look for a job; to seek employment

Synonyms

求職／求职 (qiúzhí)
找工作 (zhǎo gōngzuò)
(Cantonese) 搵工／揾工 (wan2 gung1), 搵工做 (wan2 gung1 zou6)
(Min Nan) 允頭路／允头路

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