領頭

See also: 领头

Chinese

		neck; collar; to lead neck; collar; to lead; to receive	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (領頭)		領	頭
simp. (领头)		领	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǐngtóu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁵ tau⁴
Northern Min (KCR): liàng-tê
Eastern Min (BUC): liāng-tàu
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niá-thâu
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶lin-deu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǐngtóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǐngtóu
  - Wade–Giles: ling³-tʻou²
  - Yale: lǐng-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liingtour
  - Palladius: линтоу (lintou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁵ tau⁴
  - Yale: líhng tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁵ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ling⁵ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: liàng-tê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liaŋ⁴² tʰe³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: liāng-tàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃iaŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(tʰ-)nau⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niá-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: niá-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niaftaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /niã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /niã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /niã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶lin-deu
  - MiniDict: lin^去 deu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lin-deu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lin²² dɤ⁴⁴/

Verb

領頭

(colloquial) to take the lead; to show initiative; to be the first; to set an example

Synonyms

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帶頭／带头 (dàitóu)
打頭陣／打头阵 (dǎ tóuzhèn)
拉頭纜／拉头缆 (laai¹ tau⁴ laam⁶) (Cantonese)
拍頭陣／拍头阵 (pah⁴ tao⁵ ding⁷) (Teochew)
㧣頭陣／㧣头阵 (Hokkien)
擎頭／擎头 (Hakka)
牽頭／牵头 (qiāntóu)
率先 (shuàixiān)
起頭／起头 (qǐtóu)

Derived terms

領頭羊／领头羊 (lǐngtóuyáng)

Noun

領頭

(literary) leader; chief; chieftain
(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Wu) collar (of a shirt)

Synonyms

(leader):

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大佬 (dàlǎo)
波士
老大 (lǎodà)
老頂／老顶
阿head
阿大 (ādà)
阿頭／阿头
領導／领导 (lǐngdǎo)
領導人／领导人 (lǐngdǎorén)
領導者／领导者 (lǐngdǎozhě)
領袖／领袖 (lǐngxiù)
頭／头
頭仔／头仔 (Hakka)
頭兒／头儿 (tóur) (colloquial)
頭子／头子 (tóuzi) (colloquial, pejorative)
頭目／头目 (tóumù)
頭頭／头头 (tóutou) (colloquial)
首腦／首脑 (shǒunǎo)
首要 (shǒuyào)
首領／首领 (shǒulǐng)
龍頭／龙头 (lóngtóu)

(collar):

Dialectal synonyms of 領子 (“collar (of a shirt)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		領子, 衣領
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	領子
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	領子
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	領子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	領兒, 領子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	領子
	Wanrong	領子, 領兒
	Xi'an	領
	Xining	領子
	Xuzhou	領子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	領子
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	領子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	領子, 領, 衣領
	Wuhan	領
	Guiyang	衣領
	Liuzhou	領子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	領子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	領子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	衫領, 領
	Hong Kong	衫領, 領
	Dongguan	衫領
Gan	Nanchang	領
	Lichuan	領
	Pingxiang	領子, 領褂子
Hakka	Meixian	衫領仔, 衫領
	Xingning	衫領哩
	Huidong (Daling)	衫領
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	衫領
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	衫領
	Changting	衫領
	Wuping	衫領
	Wuping (Pingyu)	衫領子
	Liancheng	風領
	Ninghua	衫領
	Yudu	領子
	Ruijin	衫領
	Shicheng	衫領
	Shangyou (Shexi)	衫領
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	領仔, 衫領仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	領仔, 衫領仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	領仔, 衫領仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	領, 衫領
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	領仔, 衫領仔, 衫領
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	領, 衫領
Huizhou	Jixi	衫領
Jin	Taiyuan	領子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	領頭, 脰領, 領
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	領頭, 脰領, 領
Southern Min	Xiamen	衫領, 領
	Quanzhou	衫領, 領
	Zhangzhou	衫仔領, 頷仔領
	Taipei	領, 衫仔領 GT
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	頷領
	Kaohsiung	領
	Yilan	頷領
	Changhua (Lukang)	頷頸領
	Taichung	頷仔領
	Tainan	領, 頷領, 頷仔領
	Hsinchu	頷頸領
	Kinmen	領
	Penghu (Magong)	領
	Singapore (Hokkien)	衫領
	Manila (Hokkien)	衫領
	Shantou	頷領
	Jieyang	頷領, 衫頷, 衫頷領
	Haifeng	頷領
	Haikou	衫領, 領
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	衫領
Wu	Shanghai	領頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	領頭
	Suzhou	領頭
	Danyang	領
	Hangzhou	領兒
	Ningbo	領頭
	Wenzhou	頭頸領, 領
Xiang	Loudi	衣領
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)