死對頭

See also: 死对头

Chinese

		mortal	antagonist
trad. (死對頭)		死	對頭
simp. (死对头)		死	对头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sǐduìtou

(Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² deoi³ tau⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sí-tui-thèu

(Hailu, HRS): si^ˊ dui^ˇ teu
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sí-tùi-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sǐduìtou
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhduèito̊u
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ³-tui⁴-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: sž-dwèi-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syyduey.tou
  - Palladius: сыдуйтоу (sydujtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei² deoi³ tau⁴
  - Yale: séi deui tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei² doey³ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi² dêu³ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³⁵ tɵy̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sí-tui-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi^ˋ dui teu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi³ dui⁴ teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /si³¹ tu̯i⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: si^ˊ dui^ˇ teu
  - Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹ tʰeu⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sí-tùi-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: sí-tuì-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sy'duie'taau
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tui²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tui²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tui¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tui²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/

Noun

死對頭

archenemy; nemesis

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 對頭人／对头人
(Hokkien) 死對揭／死对揭, 死揭

References

徐兆泉 (2009), “死對頭”, in 臺灣四縣腔海陸腔客家話辭典 [Hakka Dictionary of Taiwan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hakka), Taipei: SMC Publishing Inc..