頕頭

Chinese

			head; (noun suffix)
trad. (頕頭)		頕	頭
simp. (頕头)		頕	头

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tàm-thâu / tìm-thâu / tòm-thâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tàm-thâu / tìm-thâu / tòm-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tàm-thâu / tìm-thâu / tòm-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: darmtaau, diemtaau, dormtaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/, /tim²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/, /tɔm²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/, /tim⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/, /tɔm⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/, /tim²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/, /tɔm²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tam¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/, /tim¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/, /tɔm¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/, /tim²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/, /tɔm²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/

Verb

頕頭

1. (Southern Min) to nod (one's head)
2. (Mainland China Hokkien) to hang one's head low
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to greet (someone) with a nod

Synonyms

• (to nod): 點頭／点头 (diǎntóu); (Min Nan) 揕頭／揕头, 壋頭／垱头, 厾頭／厾头