Chinese Word Entry

魁首
Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ
Mandarin (Pinyin): kuí shǒu
Cantonese (Jyutping): fui1 sau2
Definitions:
  1. chief

  2. first

  3. brightest and best


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Chinese characters used in this word

charging ahead of others, chief, leader, best, monstrous
Readings
Mandarin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ (kuí), ㄎㄨㄟˇ (kuǐ), ㄎㄨㄞˋ (kuài)
Cantonese: fui1
Japanese: カイ (kai) / さきがけ (sakigake)、 かしら (kashira)
Korean: 괴 (goe)
Vietnamese: khôi

neck, counter for songs and poems, head, first, leader, chief, a poem, Kangxi radical 185
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄡˇ (shǒu)
Cantonese: sau2
Japanese: シュ (shu)、 シュウ (shuu) / くび (kubi)、 こうべ (koube)、 しるし (shirushi)
Korean: 수 (su)
Vietnamese: thủ, thú