個頭

See also: 个头

Chinese

		(a measure word); individual	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (個頭)		個	頭
simp. (个头)		个	头

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gètóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): go³ tau^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gètóu → gètou (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ → ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄊㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gèto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: ko⁴-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: gè-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geh.tour
    • Palladius: гэтоу (gɛtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ → /kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (個頭兒／个头儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gètóur
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gètóur
    • Wade–Giles: ko⁴-tʻou²-ʼrh
    • Yale: gè-tóur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gehtourl
    • Palladius: гэтоур (gɛtour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: go³ tau^4-2
    • Yale: go táu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: go³ tau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: go³ teo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

個頭

1. height; build; stature

Synonyms

• 個／个 (chiefly refers to height)
• 個子／个子 (gèzi) (chiefly refers to height)
• 漢草／汉草 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 衣架 (yījià) (figurative)
• 衣架子 (yījiàzi) (figurative)
• 身材 (shēncái)
• 身架子 (seng¹ jia³ zeh) (Jin)
• 身段 (shēnduàn) (of a woman)
• 身胚 (Hakka)
• 體型／体型 (tǐxíng)
• 體形／体形 (tǐxíng)
• 體態／体态 (tǐtài) (including posture)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gè tóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): go³ tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gè tóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gè tóu
    • Wade–Giles: ko⁴ tʻou²
    • Yale: gè tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geh tour
    • Palladius: гэ тоу (gɛ tou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: go³ tau⁴
    • Yale: go tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: go³ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: go³ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Phrase

個頭

1. (slang, mildly rude) my ass; my arse

Synonyms

• 你個頭／你个头 (nǐ gè tóu)
• 你妹 (nǐmèi)
• 你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā)
• 個鬼／个鬼