魁頭

Chinese

		chief; head	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (魁頭)		魁	頭
simp. (魁头)		魁	头

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuítóu

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fui¹ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuítóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuéitóu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuei²-tʻou²
  - Yale: kwéi-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kweitour
  - Palladius: куйтоу (kujtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fui¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: fūi tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fui¹ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fui¹ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Verb

魁頭

to not wear a hat or cap

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khe-thâu / khoe-thâu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khe-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: khe-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qe'taau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe³³ tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoe-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: khue-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoe'taau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

Noun

魁頭

(Hokkien) ends of a coffin (especially the front of a coffin)

Synonyms

(Wu) 和頭／和头