教頭

See also: 教头

Chinese

		teach; teaching; religion	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (教頭)		教	頭
simp. (教头)		教	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàotóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³ tau^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàotóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàotóu
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-tʻou²
    • Yale: jyàu-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawtour
    • Palladius: цзяотоу (czjaotou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau³ tau^4-2
    • Yale: gaau táu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³ tau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao³ teo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kaewH duw

Rime
Character	教	頭
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	古孝切	度侯切
Baxter	kaewH	duw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠauH/	/dəu/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚauH/	/dəu/
Shao Rongfen	/kauH/	/dəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨwH/	/dəw/
Li Rong	/kauH/	/du/
Wang Li	/kauH/	/dəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/kauH/	/dʱə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiào	tóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaau3	tau4

Noun

教頭

1. trainer; coach; instructor
2. (archaic, Song dynasty) martial arts instructor

Japanese

Kanji in this term
教	頭
きょう Grade: 2	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょーとー [kyòótóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːto̞ː]

Noun

教(きょう)頭(とう) • (kyōtō) ^{←けうとう (keutou)?}

1. vice-principal or deputy head teacher of a school
   • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎^[1]:
     :

     挨拶(あいさつ)をしたうちに教頭(きょうとう)のなにがしと云(い)うのが居(い)た。

     Aisatsu o shita uchi ni kyōtō no nanigashi to iu no ga ita.

     Among those I met in the room there was Mr. Blank who was (deputy) head teacher.

Hypernyms

• 教師(きょうし) (kyōshi, “teacher”)

Coordinate terms

• 校長(こうちょう) (kōchō, “principal or head teacher of a school”)