肩頭

Chinese

		shoulder	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (肩頭)		肩	頭
simp. (肩头)		肩	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāntóu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gin¹ tau⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gan¹ heu³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kiên-thèu

(Hailu, HRS): gien^ˋ teu

(Meixian, Guangdong): gin¹ têu²
Eastern Min (BUC): giĕng-tàu
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ge¹ tao² / gae¹ tao² / ginn¹ tao² / genn¹ tao²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): keng-thâu / kuiⁿ-thâu / kan-thâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): goin¹ tao⁵ / gain¹ tao⁵

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): ga¹ tao⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāntóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiantóu
  - Wade–Giles: chien¹-tʻou²
  - Yale: jyān-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiantour
  - Palladius: цзяньтоу (czjanʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: gīn tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin¹ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gin¹ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gan¹ heu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kan³³ heu²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiên-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: gien^ˊ teu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian¹ teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯en²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gien^ˋ teu
  - Sinological IPA: /kien⁵³ tʰeu⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gin¹ têu²
  - Sinological IPA: /kin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰeu¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: giĕng-tàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kieŋ⁵⁵ ^(tʰ-)nau⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ge¹ tao² [Phonetic: ge⁵ lao²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ga̤ⁿ-táu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(tʰ-)lau¹³/
- (Jiangkou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gae¹ tao² [Phonetic: gae⁵ lao²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(tʰ-)lau¹³/
- (Xianyou, Fengting)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ginn¹ tao² [Phonetic: ginn⁵ nao²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kĩ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^(tʰ-)nau²⁴/
- (Youyang)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: genn¹ tao² [Phonetic: genn⁵ nao²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kẽ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^(tʰ-)nau²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: king-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kengtaau
  - IPA (Penang): /keŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /keŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kuiⁿ-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: kuinn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvui'taau
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kuĩ³³ tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: kan-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kantaau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: goin¹ tao⁵ / gain¹ tao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: koiⁿ thâu / kaiⁿ thâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kõĩ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/, /kãĩ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

Note:

goin1 tao5 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
gain1 tao5 - Jieyang.

(Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: ga¹ tao⁵
- Sinological IPA: /ka³⁵⁻³³ tʰau²²/

Adjective

肩頭

(formal) on the shoulders

Noun

肩頭

(dialectal) shoulders

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 肩膀 (“shoulder(s)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		肩
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		肩, 肩膀
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	肩膀兒
	Taiwan	肩膀
	Harbin	肩膀兒, 肩頭兒, 肩頭
	Singapore	肩膀
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	膀子, 肩膀子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	肩膀兒
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	肩膀, 肩
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	膀子, 肩膀子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	肩膀, 肩膀頭兒, 肩忙頭兒, 膀臂頭
	Wanrong	胛骨, 肩巴
	Xi'an	胛骨, 胛骨頭兒
	Xining	肩膀
	Xuzhou	肩膀頭兒, 肩膀子, 肩膀
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	胛子
	Lanzhou	胛子
	Ürümqi	肩膀子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	肩膀, 膀膀兒, 膀膀, 膀子
	Wuhan	肩膀
	Guiyang	肩膀
	Guilin	肩膀
	Liuzhou	肩膀
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	肩膀, 肩膀頭, 肩膀頭兒
	Yangzhou	肩膀, 肩膀拐子
	Nantong	肩膀
	Hefei	肩膀, 肩膀子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	膊頭
	Hong Kong	膊頭
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	膊頭
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	肩頭
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	膊頭
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	膊頭
	Macau	膊頭
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	膊頭
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	肩頭
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	肩頭
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	肩頭
	Foshan	膊頭
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	膊頭
	Foshan (Shunde)	膊頭
	Foshan (Sanshui)	膊頭
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	膊頭
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	肩頭
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	肩頭
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	膊頭
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	肩頭
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	肩頭
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	肩頭
	Taishan	肩頭
	Kaiping (Chikan)	肩頭
	Enping (Niujiang)	肩頭
	Heshan (Yayao)	肩頭
	Dongguan	肩頭
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	肩頭
	Qingyuan	膊頭
	Fogang	膊頭
	Yingde (Hanguang)	膊頭
	Yangshan	膊頭
	Lianshan (Butian)	膊頭
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	膊頭
	Shaoguan	膊頭
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	膊頭
	Renhua	間頭膊
	Lechang	肩頭
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	膊頭
	Sihui	膊頭
	Guangning	膊頭
	Deqing	膊頭
	Huaiji	膊頭
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	膊頭
	Yunfu	膊頭
	Xinxing	膊頭
	Luoding	膊頭
	Yunan (Pingtai)	膊頭
	Yangjiang	膊頭
	Xinyi	肩膊
	Maoming (Xinpo)	肩頭
	Lianjiang	膊頭, 肩頭
	Nanning	膊頭
	Wuzhou	膊頭
	Yulin	膊肩
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	膊頭
	Hepu (Shatian)	肩頭
	Guiping	膊頭
	Mengshan (Xihe)	膊頭
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	膊頭
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	膊頭
	Baise	膊頭
	Bobai	膊頭
	Lingshan	膊頭
Pubei	膊頭
Qinzhou	膊頭
Beihai	膊頭
Beihai (Nankang)	膊頭
Beihai (Yingpan)	膊頭
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	膊頭
Ningming	膊頭
Hengzhou	膊頭
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	膊頭
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	膊頭
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	膊頭
Singapore (Guangfu)	膊頭
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	膊頭
Móng Cái	膊頭
Gan	Nanchang	肩膀
	Lichuan	肩頭
	Pingxiang	肩膊
Hakka	Meixian	肩頭, 肩胛
	Xingning	肩頭
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Huidong (Daling)	肩頭
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	肩頭
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Boluo (Bendihua)	肩頭
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	肩頭
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	肩胛
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	肩頭
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	肩頭
	Wuhua (Changbu)	肩胛
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	肩頭
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	肩頭, 肩胛
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	肩頭
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	肩頭
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	膊頭
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	肩頭
	Jiexi	肩頭
	Luhe	肩頭
	Changting	肩頭
	Wuping	肩頭
	Wuping (Pingyu)	肩頭
	Liancheng	肩頭
	Ninghua	肩頭
	Yudu	肩
	Ruijin	肩頭
	Shicheng	肩頭
	Shangyou (Shexi)	肩頭
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	肩頭, 肩胛
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	肩頭, 肩胛
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	肩頭, 肩胛
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	肩頭, 肩胛
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	肩頭, 肩胛
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	肩頭, 肩胛
	Hong Kong	肩頭
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	肩膀
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	肩頭
	Mashan (Pianlian)	肩頭
	Sabah (Longchuan)	肩頭
	Senai (Huiyang)	肩頭
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	肩頭
	Singkawang	肩頭
Huizhou	Jixi	肩頭
Jin	Taiyuan	肩膀, 膀子
Jin	Xinzhou	肩膀, 膀子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	肩膀頭
	Songxi	肩膀
	Zhenghe	肩膀
	Jianyang	肩脊頭
	Wuyishan	肩膀
	Pucheng (Shibei)	肩膀頭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	肩頭
	Fuzhou (Changle)	肩頭
	Fuqing	肩頭
	Yongtai	肩頭
	Gutian	肩頭
	Fu'an	肩頭
	Ningde	肩頭
	Shouning	肩膀頭
	Zhouning	肩膀頭
	Fuding	肩膀頭
	Matsu	肩頭
Southern Min	Xiamen	肩頭, 肩胛頭
	Quanzhou	肩頭, 肩胛頭
	Jinjiang	肩頭
	Yongchun	肩頭
	Zhangzhou	肩頭, 肩胛頭
	Zhao'an	肩脊頭
	Dongshan	肩脊頭
	Taipei	肩胛頭
	Kaohsiung	肩頭
	Yilan	肩胛頭
	Changhua (Lukang)	肩頭
	Taichung	肩胛
	Taichung (Wuqi)	肩胛頭
	Tainan	肩胛頭
	Taitung	肩胛頭
	Hsinchu	肩胛頭
	Penghu (Magong)	肩頭
	Penang (Hokkien)	肩頭
	Singapore (Hokkien)	肩頭
	Manila (Hokkien)	肩頭
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	膊頭
	Chaozhou	肩頭, 肩胛
	Shantou	肩頭, 肩胛
	Shantou (Chenghai)	肩頭, 肩胛
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	肩頭
	Jieyang	肩頭
	Haifeng	肩頭
	Bangkok (Teochew)	肩頭
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	肩
	Singapore (Teochew)	肩, 肩頭
	Leizhou	肩頭, 胛頭, 胛
	Haikou	肩頭, 肩, 胛頭, 胛
Puxian Min	Putian	肩頭, 肩胛頭
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	肩胛頭
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	肩頭
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	肩胛頭
	Xianyou	肩頭, 肩胛頭
	Xianyou (Fengting)	肩頭, 肩胛頭
	Xianyou (Youyang)	肩頭, 肩胛頭
Central Min	Yong'an	肩膀, 肩
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	肩頭
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	膊頭
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	肩膀, 膊頭
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	肩膀
Wu	Shanghai	肩胛, 肩膀
	Shanghai (Chongming)	肩家, 肩茄
	Suzhou	肩架
	Danyang	肩頭
	Hangzhou	肩膀
	Ningbo	肩胛頭, 肩胛
	Wenzhou	肩胛頭
	Jinhua	肩頭, 肩圪末頭
Xiang	Changsha	肩膀, 肩胛
	Loudi	肩胛
	Shuangfeng	肩膊, 肩胛
	Quanzhou	肩膀

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), “肩头”, 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 203.
李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “1067 肩膀”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 396.