馬頭

See also: 马头

Chinese

		horse; surname	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (馬頭)		馬	頭
simp. (马头)		马	头

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ tau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bé-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎtóu
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-tʻou²
    • Yale: mǎ-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maatour
    • Palladius: матоу (matou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ tau⁴
    • Yale: máh tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 碼頭／码头 馬頭／马头

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bé-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: bé-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: beftaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 馬頭

1. (literal) a horse's head
2. (archaic) the head of a stableboy

(deprecated template usage)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎtou

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ tau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mâ-thèu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bé-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎtou
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: mǎ-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maa.tou
    • Palladius: матоу (matou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ tau⁴
    • Yale: máh tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 碼頭／码头 馬頭／马头

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mâ-thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ma´ teuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ma¹ teu²
    • Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bé-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: bé-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: beftaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 馬頭

1. (archaic) Alternative form of 碼頭／码头: a dock; a pier

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
馬	頭
め Grade: 2	ず Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit अश्वशीर्ष (aśvaśīrṣa).

Proper noun

馬(め)頭(ず) • (Mezu) ^{←めづ (medu)?}

1. (Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Horse-Head, one of the two guardians of hell

See also

• 牛(ご)頭(ず)馬(め)頭(ず) (Gozu Mezu)
• 牛(ご)頭(ず) (Gozu)
• 馬(ば)頭(とう)琴(きん) (batōkin)
• 馬(ば)頭(とう)星(せい)雲(うん) (Batō Seiun)
• 馬(ば)頭(とう)観(かん)音(のん) (Batō Kannon)