蒜頭

See also: 蒜头

Chinese

		garlic	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (蒜頭)		蒜	頭
simp. (蒜头)		蒜	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): suàntóu

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): suāntóu

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): суантэ (suante, III-II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): syun³ tau⁴

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): soen³ taau⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): son-thèu

(Hailu, HRS): son^ˇ teu

(Meixian, Guangdong): son⁴ têu²
Jin (Wiktionary): suan³ tou¹
Northern Min (KCR): so̤̿ng-tê
Eastern Min (BUC): sáung-tàu
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): suang⁴ tao² / song⁴ tao² / suong⁴ tao² / suerng⁴ tao²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): soàn-thâu / sǹg-thâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): seng³ tao⁵

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): sung³ tao⁵
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): slun³ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suàntóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suàntóu
  - Wade–Giles: suan⁴-tʻou²
  - Yale: swàn-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suanntour
  - Palladius: суаньтоу (suanʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯än⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suàntóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suàntóur
  - Wade–Giles: suan⁴-tʻou²-ʼrh
  - Yale: swàn-tóur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suanntourl
  - Palladius: суаньтоур (suanʹtour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯än⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: suāntóu
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): suan⁴ tou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suã⁴⁴ tʰəɯ²⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: суантэ (suante, III-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suæ̃⁴⁴ tʰɛ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun³ tau⁴
  - Yale: syun tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn³ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun³ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːn³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: soen³ taau⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /søn³² tʰau²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: son-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: son teu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: son⁴ teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /son⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: son^ˇ teu
  - Sinological IPA: /son¹¹ tʰeu⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: son⁴ têu²
  - Sinological IPA: /sɔn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰeu¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: suan³ tou¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /suæ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: so̤̿ng-tê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔŋ³³ tʰe³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sáung-tàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /souŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(tʰ-)nau⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: suang⁴ tao² [Phonetic: suang⁴ nao²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sua̍ng-táu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬuaŋ⁴² ^(tʰ-)nau¹³/
- (Youyang)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: suang⁴ tao² [Phonetic: suang¹ nao²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /θuaŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(tʰ-)nau²⁴/
- (Jiangkou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: song⁴ tao² [Phonetic: song⁴ nao²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɔŋ⁴² ^(tʰ-)nau¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: suong⁴ tao² [Phonetic: suong¹ nao²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬuoŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(tʰ-)nau²⁴/
- (Fengting)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: suerng⁴ tao² [Phonetic: suerng¹ nao²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɯəŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(tʰ-)nau²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soàn-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: suàn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soarntaau
  - IPA (Penang): /suan²¹⁻³³ tʰau²³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /suan¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /suan²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǹg-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: sǹg-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sngrtaau
  - IPA (Singapore): /sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /sŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: seng³ tao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sṳ̀ng thâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɯŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: sung³ tao⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /suŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰau²²/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: slun³ tau⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬun⁵⁵ tʰəu²¹/

Noun

蒜頭

head of garlic; bulb of garlic

Synonyms

(Hakka) 蒜仁 (suànrén)
(Nanri Puxian Min) 蒜青頭／蒜青头

Derived terms

蒜頭醬 / 蒜头酱

References

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) “327 蒜头”, 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 323.