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
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiau-siú

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/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiau-siú
  - Tâi-lô: hiau-siú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiausiuo
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /hiau⁴⁴⁻²² siu⁵³/

Verb

梟首

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

Derived terms

梟首示眾 / 枭首示众 (xiāoshǒu shìzhòng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
梟	首
きょう Hyōgai	しゅ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょーしゅ [kyóꜜòshù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːɕɨ]

Noun

梟(きょう)首(しゅ) • (kyōshu)

a decapitated head on display in public as a deterrent

Verb

梟(きょう)首(しゅ)する • (kyōshu suru) suru (stem 梟(きょう)首(しゅ)し (kyōshu shi), past 梟(きょう)首(しゅ)した (kyōshu shita))

to decapitate and display the head in public as a deterrent

Conjugation

Conjugation of "梟首する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	梟首し	きょうしゅし	kyōshu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	梟首し	きょうしゅし	kyōshu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	梟首する	きょうしゅする	kyōshu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	梟首する	きょうしゅする	kyōshu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	梟首すれ	きょうしゅすれ	kyōshu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	梟首せよ¹ 梟首しろ²	きょうしゅせよ¹ きょうしゅしろ²	kyōshu seyo¹ kyōshu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	梟首される	きょうしゅされる	kyōshu sareru
Causative	梟首させる梟首さす	きょうしゅさせるきょうしゅさす	kyōshu saseru kyōshu sasu
Potential	梟首できる	きょうしゅできる	kyōshu dekiru
Volitional	梟首しよう	きょうしゅしよう	kyōshu shiyō
Negative	梟首しない	きょうしゅしない	kyōshu shinai
Negative continuative	梟首せず	きょうしゅせず	kyōshu sezu
Formal	梟首します	きょうしゅします	kyōshu shimasu
Perfective	梟首した	きょうしゅした	kyōshu shita
Conjunctive	梟首して	きょうしゅして	kyōshu shite
Hypothetical conditional	梟首すれば	きょうしゅすれば	kyōshu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

晒(さら)し首(くび) (sarashikubi)
獄(ごく)門(もん) (gokumon)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN