抽頭

See also: 抽头

Chinese

	to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (抽頭)	抽	頭
simp. (抽头)	抽	头
anagram	頭抽／头抽

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chōutóu

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄡㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ tau⁴
Puxian Min (Putian, Pouseng Ping'ing): tiu¹ tao²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiu-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chōutóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄡㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: choutóu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻou¹-tʻou²
  - Yale: chōu-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choutour
  - Palladius: чоутоу (čoutou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cau¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: chāu tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: tiu¹ tao² [Phonetic: tiu⁵ lao²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: tiu-táu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(tʰ-)lau¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiu-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: thiu-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiu'taau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiu³³ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

Note:

“to take a cut of the winnings; to profit from someone else; to receive a commission”.

Verb

抽頭

to take a cut of the winnings when gambling
to profit from someone else
to receive a commission or kickback
to leave; to escape; to get away
(Cantonese) to overtake a vehicle suddenly

Synonyms

(take a cut of the winnings): 抽水 (chōushuǐ), 拈頭／拈头, (Puxian Min) 抾頭／抾头
(leave; escape; get away): 抽身 (chōushēn), 脫身／脱身 (tuōshēn)
(overtake): (Cantonese) 扒頭／扒头 (paa4 tau4)

Noun

抽頭

(Hokkien) commission; brokerage fee
(Wu) drawer

Synonyms

(commission): 回扣 (huíkòu); (Hokkien) 倒踏錢／倒踏钱

Dialectal synonyms of 抽屜 (“drawer”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		抽屜
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	抽屜
	Taiwan	抽屜
	Malaysia	抽屜
	Singapore	抽屜
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	抽屜
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	抽斗, 抽屜
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	抽屜
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	抽匣, 抽屜
	Xining	抽屜
	Xuzhou	抽屜
	Pizhou	抽屜
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	抽屜
	Donghai	抽屜子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	抽屜
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	抽屜
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	抽抽, 抽抽兒, 抽屜
	Wuhan	屜子, 抽屜
	Guiyang	箱箱, 抽屜, 抽箱
	Guilin	抽屜
	Liuzhou	櫃桶
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	抽屜
	Dagudi (Maliba)	抽屜
	Reshuitang (Longling)	抽屜
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	抽屜
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	抽屜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	抽屜, 抽定 dated
	Yangzhou	抽屜, 抽子
	Baoying	抽屜
	Taizhou	抽屜
	Zhenjiang	抽子
	Lianyungang	抽屜
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	抽屜
	Xuyi	抽屜肚
	Nantong	抽屜, 抽匣
	Rugao	抽抽兒
	Yancheng	抽屜
	Funing	抽屜
	Sihong	抽屜
	Hefei	抽屜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	櫃桶
	Hong Kong	櫃桶
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	櫃桶
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	櫃桶
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	拖桶
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	拖箱
	Macau	櫃桶
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	櫃桶
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	櫃桶
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	櫃桶
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	櫃桶
	Foshan	櫃桶
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	櫃桶
	Foshan (Shunde)	櫃桶
	Foshan (Sanshui)	櫃桶
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	櫃桶
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	櫃桶
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	櫃桶
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	櫃桶
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	櫃桶
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	櫃桶
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	櫃桶
	Taishan	櫃桶
	Kaiping (Chikan)	櫃桶
	Enping (Niujiang)	櫃桶
	Heshan (Yayao)	櫃桶
	Dongguan	櫃檯桶
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	櫃桶
	Yangjiang	櫃檯桶, 拖桶
	Wuzhou	櫃桶
	Beihai	拖桶
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	拖桶
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	拖桶
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	拖桶
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	櫃桶
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	櫃桶
	Móng Cái	拖桶
	Yangon (Taishan)	櫃桶
	Mandalay (Taishan)	櫃桶
Gan	Nanchang	抽屜
	Lichuan	抽斗
	Pingxiang	抽斗
Hakka	Meixian	拖格, 抽格
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	櫃桶
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	櫃檯桶
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	櫃桶
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	拖箱
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	拖箱
	Zijin	拖箱
	Wengyuan	推箱
	Liannan	檯箱
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	櫃桶
	Jiexi	馱箱格
	Luhe	拖格
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	拖箱格
	Changting	推箱
	Wuping (Yanqian)	拖格
	Ninghua	櫥層
	Ningdu	抽箱
	Tonggu (Sandu)	拖箱
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	抽箱
	Dayu	抽箱
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	拖仔, 拖箱仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	拖仔, 拖箱仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	拖仔, 拖箱仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	拖, 拖箱
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	拖仔, 拖箱
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	拖箱, 櫃拖
	Hong Kong	拖箱
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	拖桶
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	拖桶
	Xinyi (Sihe)	櫃推
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	櫃推
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	拖桶
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	拖桶
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	拖桶
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	櫃桶
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	拖桶
	Mengshan (Xihe)	櫃桶
	Senai (Huiyang)	拖格
Huizhou	Jixi	抽屜, 裝臺
Jin	Taiyuan	抽屜, 抽盒盒, 抽斗斗
Jin	Xinzhou	抽屜子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	桌櫥
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	屜
	Fuzhou (Changle)	屜
	Fuqing	桌抽
	Yongtai	屜
	Gutian	桌簏
	Fu'an	桌櫃
	Ningde	桌屜
	Shouning	桌簏
	Zhouning	桌櫃
	Fuding	抽屜
Southern Min	Xiamen	屜, 屜抽, 桌屜
	Quanzhou	屜, 桌屜, 屜櫃
	Jinjiang	屜桌
	Hui'an	屜抽
	Zhangzhou	屜
	Taipei	屜仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	屜
	Kaohsiung	屜仔
	Yilan	屜仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	屜
	Taichung	屜仔
	Tainan	屜仔
	Hsinchu	屜
	Kinmen	櫥屜
	Penghu (Magong)	屜
	Penang (Hokkien)	屜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	屜, 桌屜, 屜櫃, 㧣篋
	Manila (Hokkien)	屜, 屜桌, 屜櫃
	Longyan	拖斗
	Chaozhou	床格, 床櫃格, 格
	Jieyang	床櫃肚, 床櫃格, 格
	Haifeng	拖肚
	Bangkok (Teochew)	床格
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	櫃格
	Singapore (Teochew)	格
Puxian Min	Putian	篋
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	篋
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	篋
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	篋
	Xianyou	篋
	Xianyou (Fengting)	篋
	Xianyou (Youyang)	篋
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	櫃桶
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	櫃桶
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	櫃桶
Wu	Shanghai	抽屜, 抽斗, 抽頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	抽頭
	Suzhou	抽屜, 抽頭 suburbs
	Wuxi	抽屜
	Changshu	抽屜
	Nantong (Haimen)	抽頭
	Changzhou	抽斗
	Danyang	抽屜
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	抽屜
	Hangzhou	抽斗
	Ningbo	抽斗
	Wenzhou	格, 櫃格, 櫥格, 格斗
	Jinhua	暗槽, 抽屜
Xiang	Changsha	屜子
	Loudi	屜子
	Shuangfeng	屜子

References

莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “抽头”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 541.