雞頭
Chinese
| fowl; chicken | head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雞頭/鷄頭) | 雞/鷄 | 頭 | |
| simp. (鸡头) | 鸡 | 头 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gai1 tau4
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jītóu
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jitóu
- Wade–Giles: chi1-tʻou2
- Yale: jī-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jitour
- Palladius: цзитоу (czitou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gai1 tau4
- Yale: gāi tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gai1 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: gei1 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koe-thâu
- Tâi-lô: kue-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: koe'taau
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kue³³ tʰau²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-thâu
- Tâi-lô: ke-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: ke'taau
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: goi1 tao5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: koi thâu
- Sinological IPA (key): /koi³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/
- (Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: goi1 tao5
- Sinological IPA: /kɔi³⁵⁻³³ tʰau²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
Noun
雞頭
- chicken head
- foxnut (Euryale ferox)
- (Cantonese, Teochew, colloquial) bawd; procurer for prostitutes
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) glans penis
- (dialectal Cantonese, Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Singapore Hokkien) (uncastrated adult) rooster
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) excavator (vehicle)
Synonyms
- (foxnut): 芡 (qiàn)
Dialectal synonyms of 芡實 (“foxnut seed”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 芡實, 雞頭米 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 雞斗米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雞頭蓮, 雞腦殼 |
| Zigong | 雞腦殼 | |
| Wuhan | 雞頭包 | |
| Tianmen | 雞頭包 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 雞頭果 |
| Yangzhou | 雞頭米子 | |
| Lianshui | 雞頭菱角 | |
| Anqing | 雞包頭 | |
| Wuhu | 雞頭果子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 茨實, 肇實 |
| Hong Kong | 茨實, 肇實 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 雞頭蓮 |
| Lichuan | 雞頭蓮 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 雞頭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 芡實, 雞頭米 |
| Quanzhou | 芡實 | |
| Tainan | 芡實 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 肇實 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 雞頭 |
| Suzhou | 雞頭, 芡實 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 雞頭菱, 芡實子, 雞頭蓮 |
Dialectal synonyms of 鴇母 (“procuress; female brothel-keeper; bawd”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 龜頭 (“glans penis”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 龜頭 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 龜頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 龜頭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 脧頭 |
| Changhua (Pitou; N. Sixian) | 𡳞棍頭, 脧仔頭 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 𡳞棍頭 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 𡳞棍花 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 𡳞棍頭 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 𡳞棍仔 | |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 㞗頭子 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 龜頭 |
| Zhangzhou | 雞頭, 鴨頭, 鴨咪 | |
| Zhao'an | 龜頭 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 𡳞𦉎 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 𡳞𦉎 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 𡳞鳥頭 | |
| Yilan (Luodong) | 𡳞𦉎 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 𡳞鳥頭 | |
| Tainan | 𡳞𦉎 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 𡳞鳥頭 | |
| Chiayi | 𡳞𦉎, 戛仔頭 | |
| Chiayi County (Dongshi) | 𡳞鳥頭 | |
| Jieyang | 𡳞頭 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 卵頭, 卵頭子 |
Dialectal synonyms of 公雞 (“rooster”) [map]
Derived terms
Adjective
雞頭