# 轉頭
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhuǎntóu
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun$^3$ tau$^4$ / zyun$^2$ tau$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chón-thèu
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tńg-thâu / túiⁿ-thâu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎntóu
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎntóu
*** Wade–Giles: chuan$^3$-tʻou$^2$
*** Yale: jwǎn-tóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joantour
*** Palladius: чжуаньтоу (čžuanʹtou)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zyun$^3$ tau$^4$ / zyun$^2$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: jyun tàuh / jyún tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn$^3$ tau$^4$ / dzyn$^2$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jun$^3$ teo$^4$ / jun$^2$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syːn³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/, /t͡syːn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chón-thèu
*** Hakka Romanization System: zon$^ˋ$ teu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zon$^3$ teu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡son³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: tńg-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dngftaau
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: túiⁿ-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: tuínn-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dvuy'taau
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

#### Verb

轉⫽頭 (verb-object)
* to turn one's head back; to turn around
* to make a U-turn; to turn about; to turn around (of cars, boats, etc.)
* (figurative) to reconsider and give up an idea; to think better of; to repent

##### Synonyms

* (to turn one's head back): 掉頭／掉头 (diàotóu), 回頭／回头 (huítóu), 回首 (huíshǒu); (Hakka, Hokkien) 斡頭／斡头; (Hokkien) 踅頭／踅头
* (to make a U-turn):
* U轉／U转 (yōu zhuǎn) (Malaysia, Singapore)
* 掉頭／掉头 (diàotóu)
* 調頭／调头 (diàotóu)
* 跋頭／跋头 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 踅頭／踅头 (Hokkien)

#### Adverb

轉頭
* (literary or Cantonese, figuratively) in the blink of an eye; with the turn of one's head; in an instant; soon; in a moment

##### Synonyms

* 彈指／弹指 (tánzhǐ)
* 轉目／转目 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 轉眼／转眼 (zhuǎnyǎn)
* 轉瞬／转瞬 (zhuǎnshùn)
* 轉身／转身 (zhuǎnshēn)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhuàntóu
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun$^2$ tau$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàntóu
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàntóu
*** Wade–Giles: chuan$^4$-tʻou$^2$
*** Yale: jwàn-tóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanntour
*** Palladius: чжуаньтоу (čžuanʹtou)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zyun$^2$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: jyún tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn$^2$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jun$^2$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syːn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

#### Noun

轉頭
* (botany) nutation

### Etymology 3

Short for 轉插頭／转插头.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun$^3$ tau$^{4-2}$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zyun$^3$ tau$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: jyun táu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn$^3$ tau$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jun$^3$ teo$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syːn³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

#### Noun

轉頭
* (Cantonese) electric plug converter