頭疼

See also: 头疼

Chinese

Etymology 1

head; (noun suffix)
(it) hurts; love fondly; ache
(it) hurts; love fondly; ache; pain; sore
 
trad. (頭疼)
simp. (头疼)

Pronunciation


Verb

頭疼

  1. (colloquial, medicine) to have a headache (pain in the head)
    頭疼難忍头疼难忍  ―  tóuténg nánrěn  ―  to have an unbearable headache
  2. (colloquial, figurative) to be faced with a nuisance or an unpleasant problem; to feel annoyed; to have a headache
    頭疼头疼  ―  Zhè zhēn ràng rén tóuténg.  ―  This is such a pain.
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 偏頭疼 / 偏头疼 (piāntóuténg)
  • 害頭疼 / 害头疼
  • 頭疼醫頭,腳疼醫腳 / 头疼医头,脚疼医脚

Etymology 2

head; (noun suffix)
(it) hurts; love fondly; ache
(it) hurts; love fondly; ache; pain; sore
 
trad. (頭疼)
simp. (头疼)
alternative forms 頭痛头痛

Pronunciation


Verb

頭疼

  1. (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew, medicine) to have a headache (pain in the head)
  2. (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew, figurative) to be faced with a nuisance or an unpleasant problem; to feel annoyed; to have a headache
Synonyms