龍頭

See also: 龙头

Chinese

	dragon; imperial; surname	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (龍頭)	龍	頭
simp. (龙头)	龙	头
Literally: “dragon's head”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): lóngtóu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nong² tou²
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ tau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lêng-thâu / liông-thâu
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶lon-deu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lóngtóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lóngtóu
  - Wade–Giles: lung²-tʻou²
  - Yale: lúng-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longtour
  - Palladius: лунтоу (luntou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: nong² tou²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lungtou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /noŋ²¹ tʰəu²¹/

Note: bicycle handlebar.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lung⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: lùhng tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    籠頭／笼头
    龍頭／龙头
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: lîng-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lengtaau
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: liông-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liongtaau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶lon-deu
  - MiniDict: lon^去 deu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lon-deu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /loŋ²² dɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

龍頭

leader
leading product
leading company; market leader
tap (device controlling flow of water); faucet; spigot that dispenses liquid
bicycle handlebar
beginning (head) of a queue
leading edge (front end) of a mudslide
figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat
(archaic, historical) Alternative name for 狀元／状元 (zhuàngyuan, “zhuangyuan, person ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination”).
(Suzhounese) postage stamp

Synonyms

(leader):

大佬 (dàlǎo)
波士
老大 (lǎodà)
老頂／老顶
阿head
阿大 (ādà)
阿頭／阿头
領導／领导 (lǐngdǎo)
領導人／领导人 (lǐngdǎorén)
領導者／领导者 (lǐngdǎozhě)
領袖／领袖 (lǐngxiù)
領頭／领头 (lǐngtóu) (literary)
頭／头
頭仔／头仔 (Hakka)
頭兒／头儿 (tóur) (colloquial)
頭子／头子 (tóuzi) (colloquial, pejorative)
頭目／头目 (tóumù)
頭頭／头头 (tóutou) (colloquial)
首腦／首脑 (shǒunǎo)
首要 (shǒuyào)
首領／首领 (shǒulǐng)

Dialectal synonyms of 水龍頭 (“tap; faucet”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		水龍頭, 龍頭
Mandarin	Taiwan	水龍頭
	Wanrong	龍頭
	Wuhan	水龍頭, 龍頭
	Liuzhou	水喉
	Malaysia	水龍頭
	Singapore	水龍頭, 水喉
Cantonese	Guangzhou	水喉, 龍頭, 龍喉
	Hong Kong	水喉, 水龍頭
	Dongguan	水喉
	Singapore (Guangfu)	水喉
Gan	Nanchang	龍頭
Gan	Lichuan	水龍頭
Hakka	Meixian	水龍頭, 水喉
Huizhou	Jixi	水龍頭
Jin	Taiyuan	水龍頭
Northern Min	Jian'ou	水龍頭
Southern Min	Xiamen	水撰頭, 水頭
	Quanzhou	水撰頭, 水頭
	Zhangzhou	水撰頭, 水頭
	Tainan	水道頭 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	水撰頭, 水撰
	Singapore (Hokkien)	水龍頭
	Manila (Hokkien)	銅管, 銅管頭
	Shantou	水喉
	Leizhou	水喉
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	水龍頭
Wu	Shanghai	水龍頭, 龍頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	龍頭
	Suzhou	龍頭
	Danyang	龍頭
	Hangzhou	龍頭
	Ningbo	龍頭
Xiang	Loudi	龍頭
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

(bicycle handlebar): (Sichuan) 龍頭兒／龙头儿

Dialectal synonyms of 郵票 (“postage stamp”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		郵票
Mandarin	Beijing	郵票
	Taiwan	郵票
	Jinan	郵票
	Wanrong	郵票
	Xi'an	郵票
	Wuhan	郵花, 郵票, 印花
	Chengdu	郵票, 郵花兒
	Guiyang	郵票, 郵花
	Guilin	郵票
	Yangzhou	郵票
	Hefei	郵票
	Singapore	郵票
	Dagudi (Maliba)	郵票
	Reshuitang (Longling)	郵票
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	郵票
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	郵票
Cantonese	Guangzhou	郵票, 士擔 dated
	Hong Kong	郵票, 士擔 dated
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	士擔
	Taishan	郵票, 士擔
	Rongxian	郵票
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	郵票
	Hepu (Shatian)	郵票
	Beihai	郵票
	Beihai (Nankang)	郵票
	Beihai (Yingpan)	郵票
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	郵票, 士擔
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	郵票, 士擔
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	郵票
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	郵票, stamp, 士膽 dated, 公仔頭 dated
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	郵票
	Móng Cái	郵票, 士擔
	Yangon (Taishan)	郵票
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	郵票
	Betong (Rongxian)	郵票, 士擔
Gan	Nanchang	郵票
Gan	Lichuan	郵票
Hakka	Meixian	郵票
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	郵票, 切手
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	郵票, 切手
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	郵票, 切手
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	郵票, 切手
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	郵票, 切手
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	郵票, 切手
	Hong Kong	郵票
	Senai (Huiyang)	郵票
Jin	Taiyuan	郵票
Northern Min	Jian'ou	郵票
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	郵票
Southern Min	Xiamen	郵票
	Quanzhou	郵票
	Zhangzhou	郵票
	Taipei	郵票
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	郵票
	Kaohsiung	郵票
	Yilan	郵票
	Changhua (Lukang)	花仔紙, 郵票
	Taichung	郵票
	Tainan	尪仔頭, 郵票
	Hsinchu	郵票, 切手
	Kinmen	郵票
	Penghu (Magong)	郵票
	Penang (Hokkien)	stamp
	Chaozhou	郵票
	Shantou	郵票
	Jieyang	郵票
	Bangkok (Teochew)	郵票
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	郵票
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	郵票
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	郵票
	Singapore (Teochew)	郵票
	Pontianak (Teochew)	郵票
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	郵票
Wu	Shanghai	郵票
	Suzhou	郵票, 龍頭
	Wenzhou	郵票
Xiang	Changsha	郵花, 郵票
Xiang	Shuangfeng	郵花, 郵票

Derived terms

太平龍頭／太平龙头
水龍頭／水龙头 (shuǐlóngtóu)
龍頭屬老成／龙头属老成
龍頭拐杖／龙头拐杖
龍頭老大／龙头老大
龍頭蛇尾／龙头蛇尾
龍頭鍘／龙头铡

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