心肝頭

Chinese

		heart and liver; conscience; sincere affection	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (心肝頭)		心肝	頭
simp. (心肝头)		心肝	头

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sim-koaⁿ-thâu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sim¹ guan¹ tau⁵

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-koaⁿ-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: sim-kuann-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simkvoa'taau
    • IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ kuã³³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sim¹ guan¹ tau⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sim kuaⁿ thâu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sim³³⁻²³ kũã³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

Noun

心肝頭

1. (Southern Min, colloquial, anatomy) chest
2. (Southern Min, anatomy) center of the chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; precordium

   心肝頭擗擗積積 [Hokkien, trad.]
   心肝头擗擗积积 [Hokkien, simp.]

   sim-koaⁿ-thâu peh peh chek chek [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   feeling of heaviness from indigestion; dyspepsia

   心肝頭疼／心肝头疼 [Hokkien]  ―  sim-koaⁿ-thâu thiàⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  severe pain from the heart or pit of the stomach

   心肝頭遭／心肝头遭 [Hokkien]  ―  sim-koaⁿ-thâu cho [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  feeling of dull pain in the stomach from hunger or indigestion

   心肝頭開／心肝头开 [Hokkien]  ―  sim-koaⁿ-thâu khui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  sorrow or anxiety somewhat allayed

Synonyms

• 心肝引仔 (sim-koaⁿ-íⁿ-á) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 心肝窟仔 (sim-koaⁿ-khut-á) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)

Related terms

• 心頭／心头
• 槌心肝
• 頓心肝／顿心肝