年頭

See also: 年头

Chinese

	year	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (年頭)	年	頭
simp. (年头)	年	头
anagram	頭年／头年

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): niántóu

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): liántóu
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): nin⁴ tau⁴

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): nin⁴ taau⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): nyien⁴ teu²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngièn-thèu / ngiàn-thèu

(Hailu, HRS): ngien teu

(Meixian, Guangdong): ngian² têu²
Northern Min (KCR): nîng-tê
Eastern Min (BUC): nièng-tàu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): nî-thâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): ni⁵ tao⁵

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): hi⁵ tao⁵
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): nin⁴ teu⁴
Xiang (Loudi, Wiktionary): ninn² ddieu^2*

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niántóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niántóu
  - Wade–Giles: nien²-tʻou²
  - Yale: nyán-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niantour
  - Palladius: няньтоу (njanʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (年頭兒 / 年头儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niántóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niántóur
  - Wade–Giles: nien²-tʻou²-ʼrh
  - Yale: nyán-tóur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niantourl
  - Palladius: няньтоур (njanʹtour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn³⁵ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: liántóu
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): lian² tou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liã²⁴ tʰəɯ²⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nin⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: nìhn tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nin⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: nin⁴ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːn²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: nin⁴ taau⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nin²¹ tʰau²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: nyien⁴ teu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲiɛn³⁵ tʰɛu²⁴/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˇ teu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˇ teu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien teu
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋien⁵⁵ tʰeu⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngian² têu²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋian¹¹ tʰeu¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nîng-tê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ³³ tʰe³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: nièng-tàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡieŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(tʰ-)nau⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: nî-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ni'taau
  - IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/
  - IPA (Philippines): /ni²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /nĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /nĩ¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ni⁵ tao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nî thâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: hi⁵ tao⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /hi²² tʰau²²/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: nin⁴ teu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nin²¹ tʰeu²¹/
Xiang
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: ninn² ddieu^2*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nĩ¹³ di̯ɤ¹³⁻³³/

Noun

年頭

year (Classifier: 個／个)
我們到這裡已經兩個年頭了。 [MSC, trad.]
我们到这里已经两个年头了。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒmen dào zhèlǐ yǐjīng liǎng ge niántóu le. [Pinyin]
It has been two years since we came here.
period of many years; long time (Classifier: 個／个)
這建築看上去有些年頭了。 [MSC, trad.]
这建筑看上去有些年头了。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè jiànzhù kàn shàngqù yǒuxiē niántóu le. [Pinyin]
This building looks old.
the times; days (Classifier: 個／个)
那年頭我還很年輕。 [MSC, trad.]
那年头我还很年轻。 [MSC, simp.]
Nà niántóu wǒ hái hěn niánqīng. [Pinyin]
I was still young in those days.
harvest (Classifier: 個／个)
去年年頭特別好。 [MSC, trad.]
去年年头特别好。 [MSC, simp.]
Qùnián niántóu tèbié hǎo. [Pinyin]
Last year's harvest was especially good.
beginning of the year (Classifier: 個／个)

Synonyms

(year): 年份 (niánfèn), 年 (nián)
(the times): 時代／时代 (shídài)
(harvest): 年成 (niáncheng)

Dialectal synonyms of 年初 (“beginning of the year”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		年初, 年頭, 歲首, 歲初
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	年初
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	年初
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	年頭兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	年頭
	Xi'an	年初
	Xining	年初
	Xuzhou	年初
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	年頭, 年初
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	年初
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	年初
	Wuhan	年頭
	Guiyang	年初
	Liuzhou	年頭, 年初
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	年頭, 年初
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	年頭, 年頭上
Cantonese	Hong Kong	年頭
Cantonese	Dongguan	年頭
Gan	Nanchang	年初, 年頭
	Lichuan	年初
	Pingxiang	年頭
Hakka	Meixian	年頭, 年初
	Yudu	年初
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	年頭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	年頭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	年頭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	年頭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	年頭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	年頭
Jin	Taiyuan	年初
Northern Min	Jian'ou	年頭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	年頭
Southern Min	Xiamen	年頭
	Quanzhou	年頭
	Zhangzhou	年頭
	Tainan	年頭
	Manila (Hokkien)	年頭
	Jieyang	年頭
	Leizhou	年頭
	Haikou	年頭
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	年初, 年頭
Wu	Shanghai	年初, 年頭浪
	Shanghai (Chongming)	年初
	Danyang	年初
	Ningbo	年初
	Wenzhou	年初
Xiang	Changsha	年初
Xiang	Loudi	年頭

Derived terms

年頭囝 / 年头囝
這年頭 / 这年头