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): ㄒㄧㄠㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hiu¹ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄕㄡˇ
  - 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

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

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