大頭
See also: 大头
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大頭) | 大 | 頭 | |
| simp. (大头) | 大 | 头 | |
| anagram | 頭大／头大 | ||
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): daai6 tau4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-thâu
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6du-deu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàtóu
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàtóu
- Wade–Giles: ta4-tʻou2
- Yale: dà-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtour
- Palladius: датоу (datou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 tau4
- Yale: daaih tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-thâu
- Tâi-lô: tuā-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: doaxtaau
- IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Noun
大頭
- big head
- 大頭大頭，下雨不愁。人家有傘，你有大頭。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: Part of a well-known nursery rhyme.
- Dàtóu dàtóu, xiàyǔ bù chóu. Rénjiā yǒu sǎn, nǐ yǒu dàtóu. [Pinyin]
- Big head, big head, when it rains you're not worried it's said. Others have umbrellas, you have a big head. (A child might use this jingle to make fun of another child with an unusually large head.)
大头大头，下雨不愁。人家有伞，你有大头。 [MSC, simp.]
- head mask
- person who was ripped off; person deceived on account of his or her generosity; squanderer; spendthrift
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 做大頭 / 做大头
- 傻大頭 / 傻大头
- 冤大頭 / 冤大头 (yuāndàtóu)
- 大頭佛 / 大头佛
- 大頭兒 / 大头儿
- 大頭兵 / 大头兵 (dàtóubīng)
- 大頭子 / 大头子
- 大頭照 / 大头照 (dàtóuzhào)
- 大頭目 / 大头目
- 大頭芥 / 大头芥
- 大頭菜 / 大头菜 (dàtóucài)
- 大頭蛙 / 大头蛙
- 大頭蝦 / 大头虾
- 大頭覺 / 大头觉
- 大頭針 / 大头针 (dàtóuzhēn)
- 大頭面目 / 大头面目
- 大頭鬼 / 大头鬼
- 大頭魚 / 大头鱼 (dàtóuyú)
- 大頭鰱 / 大头鲢 (dàtóulián)
- 抓大頭 / 抓大头
- 捉大頭 / 捉大头
- 攬大頭 / 揽大头
- 袁大頭 / 袁大头 (yuándàtóu)
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): daai6 tau4-2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-thâu
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6du-deu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàtóu
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàtóu
- Wade–Giles: ta4-tʻou2
- Yale: dà-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtour
- Palladius: датоу (datou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 tau4-2
- Yale: daaih táu
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 tau4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 teo4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-thâu
- Tâi-lô: tuā-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: doaxtaau
- IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Noun
大頭
- silver dollar with the head of Yuan Shikai (as used in the early years of the Republic of China)
- (Cantonese) bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)
- (Cantonese) zoomed in photograph of one's face
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 袁大頭 (“Yuan Shikai dollar”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 袁大頭, 大頭 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 袁大頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 大頭 |
| Xining | 袁大頭 | |
| Xuzhou | 大頭 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 袁大頭 |
| Lanzhou | 老人頭, 袁大頭 | |
| Ürümqi | 袁大頭 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 袁大頭, 袁大腦殼 |
| Guiyang | 袁大頭, 明山大洋 | |
| Liuzhou | 袁頭 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 大頭 |
| Yangzhou | 大頭 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大頭, 袁頭 |
| Dongguan | 大頭, 袁頭 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 大腦殼 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 大腦蓋 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 袁大頭 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 大得腦兒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 大頭, 大袁頭 |
| Quanzhou | 大頭 | |
| Zhangzhou | 大頭 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 袁大頭, 大頭 |
| Suzhou | 大頭 | |
| Hangzhou | 袁大頭, 大頭 | |
| Ningbo | 大頭 | |
| Jinhua | 大頭 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 鱅魚 (“bighead carp”) [map]
Pronunciation 3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàtóu
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàtóu
- Wade–Giles: ta4-tʻou2
- Yale: dà-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtour
- Palladius: датоу (datou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàtóur
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàtóur
- Wade–Giles: ta4-tʻou2-ʼrh
- Yale: dà-tóur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtourl
- Palladius: датоур (datour)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 tau4-2
- Yale: daaih táu
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 tau4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 teo4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-thâu
- Tâi-lô: tuā-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: doaxtaau
- IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
大頭
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 大 | 頭 |
| おお Grade: 1 |
かしら > がしら Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
大頭 • (ōgashira)