浮頭

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to float	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (浮頭)		浮	頭
simp. (浮头)		浮	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fútóu

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fútóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fútóu
  - Wade–Giles: fu²-tʻou²
  - Yale: fú-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwutour
  - Palladius: футоу (futou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fútóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fútóur
  - Wade–Giles: fu²-tʻou²-ʼrh
  - Yale: fú-tóur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwutourl
  - Palladius: футоур (futour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

Noun

浮頭

(dialectal Mandarin) surface

Etymology 2

		to float	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (浮頭)		浮	頭
simp. (浮头)		浮	头
alternative forms		蒲頭／蒲头 Cantonese “to show up”

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fútóu

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): pu⁵ tao⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fútóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fútóu
  - Wade–Giles: fu²-tʻou²
  - Yale: fú-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwutour
  - Palladius: футоу (futou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: pu⁵ tao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phû thâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

Verb

浮⫽頭 (verb-object)

(of fish) to float to the surface of the water to breathe

Pronunciation 2

Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁴ tau⁴
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): pu⁵ tao⁵

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: pòuh tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pou⁴ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: pu⁵ tao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phû thâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

Verb

浮⫽頭 (verb-object)

(Cantonese, of objects) to float to the surface of the water
(Cantonese, Teochew, colloquial, usually of a person) to show up; to appear

Pronunciation 3

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phû-thâu / phú-thâu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phû-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: phû-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phu'taau
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰu²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /pʰu²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phú-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: phú-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phw'taau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

Verb

浮頭

(Hokkien) to be outstanding; to be out of the ordinary; to be very successful

Etymology 3

		phonetic
trad. (浮頭)		浮	頭
simp. (浮头)		浮	头

Compare 浮屠 (Fútú).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fútóu

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fau⁴ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fútóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fútóu
  - Wade–Giles: fu²-tʻou²
  - Yale: fú-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwutour
  - Palladius: футоу (futou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fau⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: fàuh tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fau⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: feo⁴ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: bjuw duw

Rime
Character	浮	頭
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	縛謀切	度侯切
Baxter	bjuw	duw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɨu/	/dəu/
Pan Wuyun	/biu/	/dəu/
Shao Rongfen	/biəu/	/dəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/buw/	/dəw/
Li Rong	/biu/	/du/
Wang Li	/bĭəu/	/dəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱi̯ə̯u/	/dʱə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fóu	tóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fau⁴	tau⁴

Noun

浮頭

Buddha

Synonyms

佛陀 (Fótuó)