枕頭

See also: 枕头

Chinese

		pillow	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (枕頭)		枕	頭
simp. (枕头)		枕	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhěntou

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˇ ˙ㄊㄡ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zen³ tou²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җынту (žɨntu, II-I) / җынту (žɨntu, II-0)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zam² tau⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): ziin³ teu
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳ́m-thèu

(Meixian, Guangdong): zem³ têu²
Jin (Wiktionary): zeng² tou¹
Northern Min (KCR): cěng-tê
Eastern Min (BUC): ciēng-tàu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chím-thâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): zim² tao⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tsen-deu
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhen³ dou

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhěntou
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhěnto̊u
  - Wade–Giles: chên³-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: jěn-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeen.tou
  - Palladius: чжэньтоу (čžɛnʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zen³ tou²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zentou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sən⁵³ tʰəu²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җынту (žɨntu, II-I) / җынту (žɨntu, II-0)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂəŋ⁵¹ tʰou²⁴/, /ʈ͡ʂəŋ⁵¹ tʰou⁰/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zam² tau⁴
  - Yale: jám tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzam² tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zem² teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ziin³ teu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɨn²¹³⁻²¹ tʰɛu¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́m-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziim` teuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zim³ teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨm³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zem³ têu²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡səm³¹ tʰeu¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zeng² tou¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sə̃ŋ⁵³ tʰxəu¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cěng-tê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seiŋ²¹ tʰe³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ciēng-tàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sieŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(tʰ-)nau⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chím-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: tsím-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cymtaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sim⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zim² tao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsím thâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sim⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsen-deu
  - MiniDict: tsen^去 deu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsen-deu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³³ dɤ⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zhen³ dou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂən⁴¹ təu̯³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sən⁴¹ təu̯³/

Noun

枕頭

(countable) pillow (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 枕頭 (“pillow”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		枕頭
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	枕頭
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	枕頭
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	豆枕
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	枕頭
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	枕頭
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	枕頭
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	枕頭
	Wuhan	枕頭
	Guilin	枕頭
	Pingle	枕頭
	Luzhai	枕頭
	Nanning (Wuming)	枕頭
	Binyang (Nanjie)	枕頭
	Hechi (Yizhou)	枕頭
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	枕頭
	Tianlin (Langping)	枕頭
	Kokang	靠腦
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	枕頭
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	枕頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	枕頭
	Hong Kong	枕頭
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	枕頭
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	枕頭
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	枕頭
	Yangjiang	枕頭, 舔頭
	Wuzhou	枕頭
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	枕頭
	Hepu (Shatian)	枕頭
	Baise	枕頭
	Qinzhou	枕頭
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	枕頭
	Beihai	枕頭
	Beihai (Nankang)	枕頭
	Beihai (Yingpan)	枕頭
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	枕頭
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	枕頭
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	枕頭
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	枕頭
	Móng Cái	枕頭
Gan	Nanchang	枕頭
Hakka	Meixian	枕頭
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	枕頭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	枕頭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	枕頭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	枕頭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	枕頭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	枕頭
	Hong Kong	枕頭
Jin	Taiyuan	枕頭
Northern Min	Jian'ou	枕頭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	枕頭
Southern Min	Xiamen	枕頭
	Singapore (Hokkien)	枕頭
	Manila (Hokkien)	枕頭
	Chaozhou	枕頭
	Shantou	枕頭
	Jieyang	枕頭
	Bangkok (Teochew)	枕頭
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	枕頭
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	枕頭
	Pontianak (Teochew)	枕頭
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	枕頭
Wu	Shanghai	枕頭
	Suzhou	枕頭
	Wenzhou	枕頭
Xiang	Changsha	枕頭
Xiang	Shuangfeng	枕頭

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Mongolian: ᠵᠢᠨᠲᠦᠦ (ǰintüü) / жинтүү (žintüü)