上頭

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See also: 上头

Chinese

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up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
head; (noun suffix)
trad. (上頭)
simp. (上头)
anagram 頭上头上

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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上頭

  1. higher authorities
  2. aspect; respect

Postposition

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上頭

  1. above; over; on
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Pronunciation 2

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Adverb

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上頭

  1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) initially; at first

Noun

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上頭

  1. (literary or Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) front

Pronunciation 3

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Noun

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上頭

  1. (dated) combing of a bride's hair in a bun for marriage
  2. (historical) binding of one's hair to signify coming of age (women get a hairpin at the age of fifteen and men get a hat at the age of twenty)
  3. (Quanzhou Hokkien) a kind of coming-of-age ceremony for the bride and groom the day before their marriage

Verb

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上頭

  1. (literary or Hokkien, of a woman) to get married

Pronunciation 4

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Verb

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上頭

  1. (of alcohol or drugs) to go to one's head; to be heady
  2. (neologism, slang) to be excited, addicted or not thinking clearly (as a consequence of watching a drama or novel)
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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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上頭 (sangdu) (hangeul 상두)

  1. hanja form? of 상두 (wearing a topknot)