頭養

Chinese

		head; (noun suffix)	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (頭養)		頭	養
simp. (头养)		头	养
alternative forms		頭上／头上

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thâu-chiūⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-chiūⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: thâu-tsiūnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: taucviu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ²²/

Adjective

頭養

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) firstborn; first (of a child or pregnancy)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 頭養仔／头养仔

Derived terms

• 頭養仔／头养仔
• 頭養仔囝／头养仔囝
• 頭養囝／头养囝