噱頭 (coek3 tau4 | xue2 tou2) : gimmick

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噱頭

coek3 tau4

xue2 tou2

gimmick; a publicity stunt; claptrap; amusing words/acts; tricks meant to deceive

[variant] 綽頭 | [synonym] 花招

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

噱頭 / 噱头

This word has been viewed 3748 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 15th Oct 2005 21:46 and last edited on 31st Jul 2010 06:38

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Characters in this word:

噱 coek3 koek6 - laugh loudly
頭 tau4 - head; first; chief

Showing 1 example containing 噱頭

旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意國
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

綽頭 coek3 tau4 chuo4 tou2 = a gimmick 粵

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Decimal representation of this word: 噱頭

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