龍頭

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

  (Pinyin): lóngtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ tau⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): lêng-thâu / liông-thâu
• Wu (Wiktionary): lon deu (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lóngtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longtour
    • IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: lung⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: lùhng tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ teo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 籠頭／笼头 龍頭／龙头

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: lîng-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lengtaau
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: liông-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liongtaau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: lon deu (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²² d̻ɜ⁴⁴/

Noun

龍頭

1. leader
2. leading product
3. leading company; market leader
4. tap (device controlling flow of water); faucet; spigot that dispenses liquid
5. bicycle handlebar
6. beginning (head) of a queue
7. leading edge (front end) of a mudslide
8. figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat
9. (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”).
10. (Suzhou) postage stamp

Synonyms

• (tap): 水龍頭／水龙头 (shuǐlóngtóu); (Min Nan) 水撰頭／水撰头, 水頭／水头 (shuǐtóu), 水道頭／水道头

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
	Xi'an	郵票
	Wuhan	郵花, 郵票
	Chengdu	郵票, 郵花兒
	Yangzhou	郵票
	Hefei	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
	Kuala Lumpur	郵票, stamp, 士膽 dated, 公仔頭 dated
Gan	Nanchang	郵票
Hakka	Meixian	郵票
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	郵票, 切手
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	郵票, 切手
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	郵票, 切手
	Dongshi (Dabu)	郵票, 切手
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	郵票, 切手
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	郵票, 切手
	Hong Kong	郵票
	Senai	郵票
Jin	Taiyuan	郵票
Min Bei	Jian'ou	郵票
Min Dong	Fuzhou	郵票
Min Nan	Xiamen	郵票
	Quanzhou	郵票
	Zhangzhou	郵票
	Taipei	郵票
	Kaohsiung	郵票
	Tainan	尪仔頭, 郵票
	Taichung	郵票
	Hsinchu	郵票, 切手
	Lukang	花仔紙, 郵票
	Sanxia	郵票
	Yilan	郵票
	Kinmen	郵票
	Magong	郵票
	Penang	stamp
	Chaozhou	郵票
	Johor Bahru	郵票
Pinghua	Nanning	郵票
Wu	Shanghai	郵票
	Suzhou	郵票, 龍頭
	Wenzhou	郵票
Xiang	Changsha	郵花, 郵票
	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