綠頭巾

Chinese

		green	head covering
trad. (綠頭巾)		綠	頭巾
simp. (绿头巾)		绿	头巾

Etymology

Traditionally green is the color symbolizing humble people. Since Yuan dynasty, the males in households with prostitutes are required to wrap their heads in a green scarf (or later a hat).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǜtóujīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ tau⁴ gan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǜtóujīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lyùtóujin
    • Wade–Giles: lü⁴-tʻou²-chin¹
    • Yale: lyù-tóu-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuhtourjin
    • Palladius: люйтоуцзинь (ljujtouczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ tau⁴ gan¹
    • Yale: luhk tàuh gān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ tau⁴ gan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ teo⁴ gen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ kɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

綠頭巾

1. (literally) green headscarf
2. (idiomatic, dated) A symbol that the wearer has been made a cuckold.

See also

• 綠帽子／绿帽子 (lǜmàozi)