话头 (話頭) huàtóu

  1. huàtóu noun a subject
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Of a discussion, etc; in the sense of 话题 (CC-CEDICT '話頭'; Guoyu '話頭' 2)
  2. huàtóu noun a prolog
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: At the start of a play (Guoyu '話頭' 1)
  3. huàtóu noun news; correspondence
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 音讯 or 消息 (Guoyu '話頭' 3)
  4. huàtóu noun topic of inquiry
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '話頭' 4)
  5. huàtóu noun pass phrase
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '話頭' 5)
  6. huàtóu noun huatou; keyword /topic of meditative inquiry
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: As a topic of meditation in Chan Buddhism (BL 'huatou', p. 358)

Contained in

  • 参话头(參話頭) Inquire into the Expressions ; contemplate the head phrase (of a gongan) ; meditation on a huatou; huatou technique
  • 看话头(看話頭) investigation of the meaning of a keyword

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