上頭

See also: 上头

Chinese

		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)		上	頭
simp. (上头)		上	头
anagram		頭上／头上

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngtou

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ tau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): song-thèu
• Jin (Wiktionary): son³ tou²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-thâu / siāng-thâu
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶zaon-deu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngtou
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: shàng-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanq.tou
    • Palladius: шантоу (šantou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ tau⁴
    • Yale: seuhng tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: song-thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: song teuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: song⁴ teu²
    • Sinological IPA: /soŋ⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: son³ tou²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰxəu⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngtaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: siāng-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngtaau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶zaon-deu
    • MiniDict: zaon^去 deu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zaan-deu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zɑ̃²² dɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

上頭

1. higher authorities
2. aspect; respect

Postposition

上頭

1. above; over; on

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 上面 (“above; on top”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		上面
Mandarin	Beijing	上頭, 上邊兒
	Taiwan	上面
	Harbin	上面, 上邊兒拉
	Yantai (Muping)	上邊, 上頭兒, 上面兒
	Jinan	上頭, 上邊兒
	Luoyang	上頭
	Wanrong	上頭
	Xi'an	上頭
	Yinchuan	上頭, 高頭
	Xining	上頭, 高頭
	Ürümqi	高頭, 上頭
	Wuhan	高頭, 上頭, 上邊
	Chengdu	高頭, 上頭, 高上, 上面
	Guiyang	高頭, 高上, 上頭邊
	Guilin	高頭
	Guanyang	高頭
	Liuzhou	上面
	Xuzhou	上面, 上邊, 上邊兒, 上頭, 上頭兒, 頂上
	Yangzhou	高頭, 上頭
	Nanjing	高頭, 上頭, 上面
	Hefei	高頭, 上頭
	Malaysia	上面
	Singapore	上面
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	上面
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	上面
Cantonese	Guangzhou	上便, 上高, 對上
	Hong Kong	上便, 上面, 上高
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	上高
	Macau	上面, 上便
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	上高, 上便
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	上高
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	上高, 上便
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	上便
	Foshan	上高, 上便
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	上便
	Foshan (Shunde)	上高
	Foshan (Sanshui)	上便
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	上邊
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	上便
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	上便
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	上便
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	上便
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	上便, 上高
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	上高
	Taishan	上高
	Kaiping (Chikan)	上高
	Enping (Niujiang)	上高
	Heshan (Yayao)	上便
	Dongguan	上高
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	上高
	Yangjiang	上高
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	上便, 上高
	Singapore (Guangfu)	上便
Gan	Nanchang	上頭, 上底
Hakka	Meixian	上背, 頂項, 頂高
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	上高
	Huiyang	頂高
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	上高
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	上邊
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	頂高
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	上背, 頂高
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	頂高
	Wengyuan	上背
	Liannan	上背
	Conghua (Lütian)	上背
	Jiexi	上背
	Luhe	頂高, 上頂
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	上頭
	Changting	上頭
	Wuping (Yanqian)	上背
	Ninghua	上面
	Yudu	上里
	Ningdu	上高
	Tonggu (Sandu)	上背
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	腦上
	Dayu	上里
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	上頭, 面頂, 面項, 頂項, 頂背, 頂高, 頂頭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	上頭, 面頂, 頂項, 頂高, 頂頭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	上頭, 面頂, 頂項, 頂背, 頂頭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	上頭, 面頂, 上背, 頂項, 頂背, 頂高, 頂頭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	上頭, 面頂, 面崠, 頂項, 頂背, 頂高, 崠高, 頂頭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	上頭, 面上
	Hong Kong	上邊
	Mengshan (Xihe)	上面
	Luchuan	上高
	Senai (Huiyang)	頂高
	Kuching (Hepo)	頂高
	Bangkok (Meixian)	上背
Huizhou	Jixi	上頭, 高頭
Jin	Taiyuan	上頭, 上面
Northern Min	Jian'ou	上邊
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	懸頂
	Changle	懸頂
	Fuqing	上頂
	Yongtai	懸頂
	Gutian	上底
	Fu'an	上面
	Ningde	上爿
	Shouning	上底
	Zhouning	上爿
	Fuding	上底
Southern Min	Xiamen	頂面, 面頂, 頂頭, 頂跤
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	頭頂
	Quanzhou	頂面, 面頂, 頂頭, 頂跤
	Jinjiang	頂面, 面頂, 頂頭, 頂跤, 頭頂
	Yongchun	頂面, 頂跤
	Dehua	頂頭
	Zhangzhou	頂面, 面頂, 頂頭, 頂仔
	Tainan	頂面, 面頂, 頂頭, 頂懸
	Penang (Hokkien)	頂面
	Singapore (Hokkien)	頂頭, 面頂, 頂面
	Manila (Hokkien)	頂面, 頂跤
	Chaozhou	頂爿
	Shantou	頂爿, 面頂
	Shantou (Chenghai)	頂爿
	Jieyang	頂爿, 頂頭
	Lufeng	上頂
	Haifeng	上頂
	Bangkok (Teochew)	頂爿
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	頂面
	Singapore (Teochew)	頂爿
	Haikou	上邊
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	上頭
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	上頭, 上高, 高頭
Wu	Shanghai	上頭, 上面, 高頭, 上首 dated
	Shanghai (Chongming)	上頭
	Suzhou	上頭, 上面
	Danyang	上頭, 對上
	Hangzhou	上頭, 高頭, 上面
	Ningbo	上頭, 高頭, 上底
	Wenzhou	上面, 上面頭, 上轉
	Jinhua	上面, 上面手, 上頂
Xiang	Changsha	高頭, 上頭, 上面
	Loudi	上頭
	Shuangfeng	上頭, 高頭

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngtou

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ tau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siāng-thâu / siōng-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngtou
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: shàng-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanq.tou
    • Palladius: шантоу (šantou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ tau⁴
    • Yale: seuhng tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: siāng-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngtaau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngtaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

Adverb

上頭

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

Noun

上頭

1. (literary or Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) front

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ tau⁴
• Eastern Min (BUC): chuông-tàu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiūⁿ-thâu / chhiǔⁿ-thâu / chhiōⁿ-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngtóu
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-tʻou²
    • Yale: shàng-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqtour
    • Palladius: шантоу (šantou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ tau⁴
    • Yale: séuhng tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chuông-tàu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(tʰ-)nau⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiūⁿ-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tshiūnn-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chviuxtaau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiǔⁿ-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tshiǔnn-thâu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ²² tʰau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiōⁿ-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tshiōnn-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvioixtaau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

Noun

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

上頭

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

Pronunciation 4

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ tau⁴
• Jin (Wiktionary): son³ tou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngtóu
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-tʻou²
    • Yale: shàng-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqtour
    • Palladius: шантоу (šantou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ tau⁴
    • Yale: séuhng tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: son³ tou¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰxəu¹¹/

Verb

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)

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 上腦／上脑

Korean

Hanja in this term
上	頭

Noun

上頭 • (sangdu) (hangeul 상두)

1. Hanja form^? of 상두 (“wearing a topknot”).