diào​tóudiào​tou

to turn around

  • created reference approved 调头/調頭 → 掉头/掉頭 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    调头 / 調頭 diào​tóu

    掉头 / 掉頭 diào​tóu

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 调头/調頭 · diào​tou · tone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    调头 / 調頭

    diào​tou

    tone

    The tone of voice, tune, or melody

    调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · tune 头 (bound) → 头/頭 · tou · [noun suffix]

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 调头/調頭 · diào​tóu · to turn around — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    调头 / 調頭

    diào​tóu

    to turn around

    To turn a vehicle around; to turn or shake one's head (e.g., to walk away, show disapproval, or lose interest)

    diào​tou

    调, 头

    调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · to transfer 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · top

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 调头/調頭 · diào​tóu · to change brothels — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    调头 / 調頭

    diào​tóu

    to change brothels

    (Archaic) To move to a different brothel for business, used in reference to prostitutes in former times.

    调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · to transfer 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · leader

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 调头/調頭 · diào​tóu · to borrow money — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    调头 / 調頭

    diào​tóu

    to borrow money

    (Wu dialect) To temporarily borrow or transfer funds.

    调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · to transfer 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · remnant

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    created sense