抬頭

See also: 抬头 and 台頭

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (抬頭/擡頭)		抬/擡	頭
simp. (抬头)		抬	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): táitóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): toi⁴ tau⁴
• Jin (Wiktionary): tai¹ tou¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): thâi-thâu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): tai⁵ tao⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶de-deu; ⁶de ⁶deu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: táitóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: táitóu
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai²-tʻou²
    • Yale: tái-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tairtour
    • Palladius: тайтоу (tajtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: toi⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: tòih tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toi⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: toi⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: tai¹ tou¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /tʰxai¹¹ tʰxəu¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâi-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: thâi-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tai'taau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: tai⁵ tao⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thâi thâu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶de-deu; ⁶de ⁶deu
    • MiniDict: de^去 deu; de^去 deu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³de-deu; ³de ³deu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /de²² dɤ⁴⁴/, /de³³  dɤ²³/

Verb

抬⫽頭 (verb-object)

Examples
(sense 3): Examples of leaving a space: 煩請　貴公司跟進。 (We would appreciate if your company can follow up.) 起初　神創造天地。 (In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. —Genesis 1:1) 先總統　蔣公 (The deceased president Chiang) Examples of starting a new line: 此致 敬禮。 (Best regards) 　　　奉 天承運 皇帝詔曰…… (By the Grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that...) (words in bold represent the person to be honored)

1. to look up; to raise one's head

   • 抬頭吧，相信愛你便能飛！ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     抬头吧，相信爱你便能飞！ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 陳奕迅 (Eason Chan), 《今日》

     toi⁴ tau⁴ baa⁶, soeng¹ seon³ oi³ nei⁵ bin⁶ nang⁴ fei¹! [Jyutping]

     Look high! When you believe in love, you can soar in the sky!

2. (figurative) to gain ground; to take hold (again)

   • 顯然在目前失業率高漲以及人民意識抬頭下，經濟學家竭盡思索，基本收入究竟是讓人性發揮該有價值或走向依賴之路。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     显然在目前失业率高涨以及人民意识抬头下，经济学家竭尽思索，基本收入究竟是让人性发挥该有价值或走向依赖之路。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 17 October 2016, 全民基本收入之爭：是當米蟲的藉口，還是鼓勵工作的動力？, 傑瑞, 報橘

     Xiǎnrán zài mùqián shīyèlǜ gāozhàng yǐjí rénmín yìshì táitóu xià, jīngjìxuéjiā jiéjìn sīsuǒ, jīběn shōurù jiūjìng shì ràng rénxìng fāhuī gāi yǒu jiàzhí huò zǒuxiàng yīlài zhī lù. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (figurative, in traditional letters) to leave a space for, or to write on a new line, the name of or words related to a revered person

Synonyms

• (to look up):

Dialectal synonyms of 抬頭 (“to look up; to raise one's head; to lift one's head”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		抬頭, 昂首, 昂頭
Mandarin	Beijing	抬頭
	Taiwan	抬頭
	Tianjin	抬頭
	Chengde	抬頭兒
	Tangshan	抬頭兒
	Cangzhou	抬頭, 仰頭
	Baoding	抬頭
	Shijiazhuang	抬頭
	Chifeng	抬頭, 仰頭
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	抬頭, 仰頭
	Heihe	抬頭, 仰頭
	Qiqihar	抬頭
	Harbin	抬頭
	Jiamusi	抬頭, 仰頭
	Baicheng	抬頭, 仰頭
	Changchun	抬頭
	Tonghua	抬頭
	Shenyang	抬頭, 仰面
	Dandong	抬頭, 揚頭
	Jinzhou	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰臉
	Dalian	抬頭
	Yantai	仰頭, 仰臉兒
	Yantai (Muping)	抬頭
	Qingdao	抬頭, 仰起頭
	Lijin	抬頭, 揚頭
	Zhucheng	抬頭
	Jinan	抬頭
	Jining	抬頭
	Luoyang	抬頭
	Wanrong	抬等腦
	Shangqiu	抬頭, 揚頭, 揚臉
	Yuanyang	抬頭
	Zhengzhou	仰頭
	Lingbao	抬頭
	Xinyang	抬頭
	Baihe	抬頭
	Hanzhong	抬頭
	Xi'an	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰面
	Baoji	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰面
	Yinchuan	抬頭
	Tianshui	抬頭
	Lanzhou	抬頭
	Dunhuang	抬頭
	Xining	抬頭
	Hami	抬頭
	Ürümqi	抬頭
	Wuhan	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰面, 揚頭
	Yichang	抬頭
	Xiangyang	抬頭
	Tianmen	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰面, 昂頭
	Hong'an	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰腦殼
	Chengdu	抬腦殼, 抬頭, 揚起腦殼, 把腦殼望起
	Nanchong	抬頭, 抬起腦殼
	Dazhou	望腦殼
	Hanyuan	抬起腦殼
	Xichang	抬頭
	Zigong	抬腦殼, 望腦殼
	Chongqing	昂頭, 望起腦殼
	Guiyang	抬頭, 抬起腦殼
	Zunyi	抬頭, 抬腦殼兒
	Bijie	抬頭, 抬腦殼
	Liping	昂腦殼
	Zhaotong	抬頭
	Dali	抬頭
Kunming	抬頭
Mengzi	抬頭
Guilin	抬頭
Liuzhou	抬頭, 昂頭, 仰頭
Jishou	抬頭
Changde	抬起腦殼
Anqing	抬頭
Xuzhou	抬頭, 𠽒頭, 𠽒臉兒, 揚頭, 揚臉兒
Fuyang	抬頭
Wuhu	抬頭
Yangzhou	抬頭
Lianyungang	抬頭, 仰臉
Nanjing	抬頭, 仰頭
Hefei	抬頭
Nantong	抬頭
Singapore	抬頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	𩓥高頭, 擔高頭
	Hong Kong	𩓥高頭, 擔高頭
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	提頭
	Macau	擔頭
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	𩓥高頭, 擔高頭
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	擔高頭, 昂高頭
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	擔高頭
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	擔高頭
	Foshan	𩓥高頭, 擔高頭
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	𩓥高頭
	Foshan (Shunde)	擔高頭
	Foshan (Sanshui)	𩓥高頭
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	𩓥頭
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	擔高頭
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	擔頭
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	𩓥高頭
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	擔高頭
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	擔高頭
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	𩓥起頭
	Taishan	𩓥起頭
	Kaiping (Chikan)	𩓥起頭
	Enping (Niujiang)	𩓥起頭
	Heshan (Yayao)	𩓥高頭
	Dongguan	擔高頭
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	𩓥高頭
Gan	Nanchang	抬頭
	Lichuan	抬頭
	Pingxiang	擔起腦殼, 望起腦殼
Hakka	Meixian	臥頭
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	𩓥高頭
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	擔高頭
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	擔起頭
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	擔高頭
	Conghua (Lütian)	抬起頭
	Yudu	擔起腦蓋
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	擎頭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	擎頭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	擎頭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	擎頭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	擎頭
Huizhou	Shexian	抬頭, 抬起頭
Jin	Taiyuan	抬頭, 抬起頭, 仰頭
	Yangyuan	抬頭, 仰頭
	Datong	抬頭
	Xinzhou	擔起頭, 擔起得腦
	Lishi	抬頭, 仰腦
	Linfen	抬得腦
	Changzhi	抬頭, 抬得腦
	Linhe	抬頭
	Jining	抬頭
	Hohhot	抬頭
	Erenhot	抬頭
	Pingshan	仰頭
	Zhangjiakou	抬頭, 仰頭
	Handan	抬頭
	Linzhou	揚頭
	Suide	抬頭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	頭𩓥懸去, 頭𩓥起
Southern Min	Xiamen	攑頭
	Quanzhou	攑頭
	Jinjiang	攑頭
	Zhangzhou	攑頭
	Manila (Hokkien)	攑頭
	Leizhou	擔頭
	Haikou	擔頭
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	擔頭
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	抬頭
Wu	Shanghai	抬頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	抬頭
	Suzhou	抬頭, 𩓥起頭
	Danyang	抬頭
	Hangzhou	抬頭
	Ningbo	頭抬起
	Wenzhou	頭㑚起
Xiang	Changsha	擔起腦殼

Derived terms

• 抬頭不見低頭見／抬头不见低头见 (táitóu bùjiàn dītóu jiàn)
• 抬頭挺胸／抬头挺胸
• 抬頭紋／抬头纹 (táitóuwén)
• 龍抬頭／龙抬头

 

Etymology 2

		to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (抬頭/擡頭)		抬/擡	頭
simp. (抬头)		抬	头
alternative forms		台頭

Phono-semantic matching of English title. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): táitóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): toi⁴ tau⁴
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶de-deu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: táitóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: táitóu
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai²-tʻou²
    • Yale: tái-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tairtour
    • Palladius: тайтоу (tajtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: toi⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: tòih tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toi⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: toi⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶de-deu
    • MiniDict: de^去 deu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³de-deu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /de²² dɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

抬頭

1. space on bills or receipts for writing the name of the payee or buyer