蠅頭

Chinese

		fly; musca	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (蠅頭)		蠅	頭
simp. (蝇头)		蝇	头
Literally: “head of a housefly”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yíngtóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yíngtóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yíngtóu
  - Wade–Giles: ying²-tʻou²
  - Yale: yíng-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yngtour
  - Palladius: интоу (intou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

蠅頭

(figurative) trifle; trivial matter; minor thing

Derived terms

蠅頭小利／蝇头小利 (yíngtóuxiǎolì)
蠅頭微利／蝇头微利

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