梟首

See also: 枭首

Chinese

		brave; owl; Strix uralensis	head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
trad. (梟首)		梟	首
simp. (枭首)		枭	首

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāoshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hiu¹ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaoshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-shou³
    • Yale: syāu-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaushoou
    • Palladius: сяошоу (sjaošou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hiu¹ sau²
    • Yale: hīu sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hiu¹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hiu¹ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

梟首

1. (literary or historical) to decapitate and display the head in public as a deterrent