魁頭

Chinese

		chief; head	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (魁頭)		魁	頭
simp. (魁头)		魁	头

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuítóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fui¹ tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuítóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuéitóu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei²-tʻou²
    • Yale: kwéi-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kweitour
    • Palladius: куйтоу (kujtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fui¹ tau⁴
    • Yale: fūi tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fui¹ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fui¹ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Verb

魁頭

1. to not wear a hat or cap

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khe-thâu / khoe-thâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khe-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: khe-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qe'taau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe³³ tʰau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoe-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: khue-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoe'taau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

Noun

魁頭

1. (Hokkien) ends of a coffin (especially the front of a coffin)

Synonyms

• (Wu) 和頭／和头