頭緒

See also: 头绪

Chinese

		head; (noun suffix)	beginnings; clues; mental state beginnings; clues; mental state; thread
trad. (頭緒)		頭	緒
simp. (头绪)		头	绪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóuxù

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ seoi⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thâu-sū / thâu-sǐr / thâu-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóuxù
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóusyù
  - Wade–Giles: tʻou²-hsü⁴
  - Yale: tóu-syù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourshiuh
  - Palladius: тоусюй (tousjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau⁴ seoi⁵
  - Yale: tàuh séuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ soey⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ sêu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-sū
  - Tâi-lô: thâu-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tausu
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² su²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau²³⁻³³ su³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: thâu-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-sī
  - Tâi-lô: thâu-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tausi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰau¹³⁻²² si²²/

Noun

頭緒

clue; inkling
這個問題我也一直在想，但現在還沒理出一個頭緒來。 [MSC, trad.]
这个问题我也一直在想，但现在还没理出一个头绪来。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè ge wèntí wǒ yě yīzhí zài xiǎng, dàn xiànzài hái méi lǐ chū yī ge tóuxù lái. [Pinyin]
I've been thinking about this problem too, but I haven't figured it out yet.
order; sequence
(literary, figurative) state of mind; thoughts
- 心如繅絲綸，輾轉多頭緒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  心如缫丝纶，辗转多头绪。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Tang dynasty, 鮑溶, 《秋懷》五首之二
  Xīn rú sāo sīlún, zhǎnzhuǎn duō tóuxù. [Pinyin]
  My heart is like reeling silk from a cocoon, tossing and turning with many thoughts.
- 荊州麥熟繭成蛾，繰絲憶君頭緒多。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  荆州麦熟茧成蛾，缲丝忆君头绪多。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Tang dynasty, 李白, 《荊州歌》
  Jīngzhōu mài shú jiǎn chéng é, sāosī yì jūn tóuxù duō. [Pinyin]
  In Jingzhou, when the wheat is ripe, when the silkworm cocoons become moths, I was spinning silk and thinking of you, and my thoughts were many.
- 身如病鶴翅翎短，心似亂絲頭緒多。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  身如病鹤翅翎短，心似乱丝头绪多。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Song dynasty, 黃庭堅, 《次韻王稚川客舍》二首之二
  Shēn rú bìng hè chìlíng duǎn, xīn sì luàn sī tóuxù duō. [Pinyin]
  My body is as an ill crane with short wings; my heart is like jumbled silk, full of thoughts.

Synonyms

(clue):

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徵候兒 / 征候儿 (zhēnghour) (Beijing Mandarin)
意思
景象 (jǐngxiàng) (literary)
眉目 (méimu)
端倪 (duānní)
線索 / 线索 (xiànsuǒ)
苗 (miáo) (literary, or in compounds)
跡象 / 迹象 (jìxiàng)
頭路 / 头路 (tóulù) (colloquial)

(order):

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工序 (gōngxù) (work procedure)
序次 (xùcì)
條理 / 条理 (tiáolǐ)
次序 (cìxù)
步數 / 步数 (Min Nan)
步驟 / 步骤 (bùzhòu)
治安 (zhì'ān) (public order)
秩序 (zhìxù) (usually public order)
程序 (chéngxù)
節次 / 节次 (jiécì)
編次 / 编次 (biāncì)
順序 / 顺序 (shùnxù)

Derived terms