頭〔头〕 tau⁴ ngok⁶ ngok⁶ {tóu yuè yuè}

with one's head raised up

頭〔头〕 tau⁴ {tóu}

1. head
2. hair style
3. the top
4. end
5. beginning or end
6. a stub
7. remnant
8. chief
9. boss
10. side
11. aspect
12. first
13. leading
14. classifier for pigs or livestock
15. CL: 個

頭〔头〕 tau⁴ {tou}

suffix for nouns

頭車〔头车〕 tau⁴ ce¹ {tóu chē}

first bus or train of the day

頭刺〔头-〕 tau⁴ cek³ {tóu cì}

headache

頭赤〔头-〕 tau⁴ cek³ {tóu chì}

to have a headache

頭槌〔头-〕 tau⁴ ceoi⁴ {tóu chuí}

to head a ball

頭掂〔头-〕 tau⁴ dim⁶ {tóu diān}

well-organized

頭房〔头-〕 tau⁴ fong² {tóu fáng}

the foremost room

頭架〔头-〕 tau⁴ gaa² {tóu jià}

headstock; headgear; head frame

頭夾〔头夹〕 tau⁴ gep² {tóu jiā}

a barrette

頭痕〔头-〕 tau⁴ han⁴ {tóu hén}

to have an itchy scalp; to be vexed

頭殼〔头壳〕 tau⁴ hok³ {tóu ké}

the skull

頭蠟〔头蜡〕 tau⁴ laap⁶ {tóu là}

hair wax

頭鑼〔头锣〕 tau⁴ lo⁴ {tóu luó}

the opening gongs and drums; the lead

頭尾〔头-〕 tau⁴ mei⁵ {tóu wěi}

front and back (spoken)

頭泥〔头-〕 tau⁴ nai⁴ {tóu ní}

cradle cap (infantile seborrheic dermatitis)

頭牙〔头-〕 tau⁴ ngaa⁴ {tóu yá}

prayer to the God of land on the second day of the second month in Chinese calendar

頭腦〔头脑〕 tau⁴ nou⁵ {tóu nǎo}

mastermind; centre of control (Cantonese slang)

頭帕〔头-〕 tau⁴ paak³ {tóu pà}

headwear of the Miao minority; a headscarf; a kerchief

頭炮〔头-〕 tau⁴ paau³ {tóu pào}

first strike; the first shot

頭婄〔头-〕 tau⁴ pau³ {tóu bù}

to have a headache as a result of being so worried about something/someone

頭盤〔头盘〕 tau⁴ pun⁴ {tóu pán}

entrée

頭牲〔头-〕 tau⁴ saang¹ {tóu shēng}

domestic farm animals; livestock

頭緒〔头绪〕 tau⁴ seoi⁵ {tóuxù}

(noun) 1. Clue; 2. Idea

頭先〔头-〕 tau⁴ sin¹ {tóu xiān}

(conjunction) before; (adverb) a moment before; a moment ago; just now

頭頭〔头头〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ {tóu tóu}

at first; at beginning (Cantonese)

頭位〔头-〕 tau⁴ wai² {tóu wèi}

head position; the first in line

頭版〔头-〕 tau⁴ baan² {tóu bǎn}

(newspaper's) front page

頭部〔头-〕 tau⁴ bou⁶ {tóu bù}

head

頭彩〔头-〕 tau⁴ coi² {tóu cǎi}

first prize in a lottery

頭重〔头-〕 tau⁴ cung⁵ {tóu zhòng}

1. disequilibrium
2. top-heavy
3. heaviness in the head (medical condition)

頭寸〔头-〕 tau⁴ cyun³ {tóu cùn}

money market

頭大〔头-〕 tau⁴ daai⁶ {tóu dà}

1. to have a big head
2. (fig.) to get a headache
3. one's head is swimming

頭等〔头-〕 tau⁴ dang² {tóu děng}

1. first class
2. prime
3. main

頭兜〔头-〕 tau⁴ dau¹ {tóu dōu}

1. helmet
2. chain mail hung from head to protect neck

頭頂〔头顶〕 tau⁴ deng² {tóu dǐng}

top of the head

頭擋〔头挡〕 tau⁴ dong³ {tóu dǎng}

first gear

頭道〔头-〕 tau⁴ dou⁶ {tóu dào}

1. first time
2. first (round, course, coat of paint etc)

頭髮〔头发〕 tau⁴ faat³ {tóu fa}

hair (on the head)

頭昏〔头-〕 tau⁴ fan¹ {tóu hūn}

1. dizzy
2. giddy
3. one's head spins

頭份〔头-〕 tau⁴ fan⁶ {Tóu fèn}

Toufen town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

頭伏〔头-〕 tau⁴ fuk⁶ {tóu fú}

first of three 10 day periods of hot season

頭款〔头-〕 tau⁴ fun² {tóu kuǎn}

down payment

頭風〔头风〕 tau⁴ fung¹ {tóu fēng}

headache (Chinese medicine)

頭家〔头-〕 tau⁴ gaa¹ {tóu jiā}

1. organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings
2. banker (gambling)
3. preceding player (in a game)
4. (dialect) boss
5. proprietor

頭巾〔头-〕 tau⁴ gan¹ {tóu jīn}

1. head-covering (for men in ancient clothes)
2. kerchief
3. scarf
4. turban

頭頸〔头颈〕 tau⁴ geng² {tóu jǐng}

(dialect) neck

頭蓋〔头盖〕 tau⁴ goi³ {tóu gài}

1. skull
2. cranium

頭角〔头-〕 tau⁴ gok³ {tóu jiǎo}

1. youngster's talent
2. brilliance of youth

頭冠〔头-〕 tau⁴ gun¹ {tóu guān}

1. a crown
2. top of the head

頭功〔头-〕 tau⁴ gung¹ {tóu gōng}

first class merit

頭骨〔头-〕 tau⁴ gwat¹ {tóu gǔ}

skull

頭銜〔头衔〕 tau⁴ haam⁴ {tóu xián}

1. title
2. rank
3. appellation

頭香〔头-〕 tau⁴ hoeng¹ {tóu xiāng}

1. the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities)
2. (Taiwan slang) the first reply to a blog post etc

頭號〔头号〕 tau⁴ hou⁶ {tóu hào}

1. first rate
2. top rank
3. number one

頭一〔头-〕 tau⁴ jat¹ {tóu yī}

the first

頭兒〔头儿〕 tau⁴ ji⁴ {tóu r}

leader

頭羊〔头-〕 tau⁴ joeng⁴ {tóu yáng}

bellwether

頭箍〔头-〕 tau⁴ ku¹ {tóu gū}

headband

頭盔〔头-〕 tau⁴ kwai¹ {tóu kuī}

helmet

頭里〔头-〕 tau⁴ lei⁵ {tóu lǐ}

1. in front
2. in advance of the field

頭臉〔头脸〕 tau⁴ lim⁵ {tóu liǎn}

head and face

頭領〔头领〕 tau⁴ ling⁵ {tóu lǐng}

1. head person
2. leader

頭顱〔头颅〕 tau⁴ lou⁴ {tóu lú}

1. head
2. skull

頭路〔头-〕 tau⁴ lou⁶ {tóu lù}

1. clue
2. thread (of a story)
3. mate
4. first class

頭晚〔头-〕 tau⁴ maan⁵ {tóu wǎn}

previous night

頭面〔头-〕 tau⁴ min⁶ {tóu miàn}

head ornament (in former times)

頭名〔头-〕 tau⁴ ming⁴ {tóu míng}

1. first place
2. leader (of a race)

頭目〔头-〕 tau⁴ muk⁶ {tóu mù}

1. ringleader
2. gang leader
3. chieftain

頭午〔头-〕 tau⁴ ng⁵ {tóu wǔ}

(dialect) morning

頭腦〔头脑〕 tau⁴ nou⁵ {tóu nǎo}

1. brains
2. mind
3. skull
4. (fig.) gist (of a matter)
5. leader
6. boss

頭牌〔头-〕 tau⁴ paai⁴ {tóu pái}

1. tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production
2. by extension, the lead role

頭皮〔头-〕 tau⁴ pei⁴ {tóu pí}

scalp

頭紗〔头纱〕 tau⁴ saa¹ {tóu shā}

1. wedding veil
2. gauze headscarf or veil

頭蝨〔头虱〕 tau⁴ sat¹ {tóu shī}

head lice

頭緒〔头绪〕 tau⁴ seoi⁵ {tóu xù}

1. outline
2. main threads

頭飾〔头饰〕 tau⁴ sik¹ {tóu shì}

head ornament

頭癬〔头癣〕 tau⁴ sin² {tóu xuǎn}

favus of the scalp (skin disease)

頭繩〔头绳〕 tau⁴ sing⁴ {tóu shéng}

string to tie hair

頭城〔头-〕 tau⁴ sing⁴ {Tóu chéng}

Toucheng town in Yilan county 宜蘭縣, Taiwan

頭上〔头-〕 tau⁴ soeng⁶ {tóu shàng}

1. overhead
2. above

頭疼〔头-〕 tau⁴ tang⁴ {tóu téng}

headache

頭頭〔头头〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ {tóu tóu}

1. head
2. chief

頭條〔头条〕 tau⁴ tiu⁴ {tóu tiáo}

lead story (on the news)

頭陀〔头-〕 tau⁴ to⁴ {tóu tuó}

itinerant monk (loanword from Sanskrit)

頭套〔头-〕 tau⁴ tou³ {tóu tào}

1. actor's headgear
2. wig
3. head covering

頭痛〔头-〕 tau⁴ tung³ {tóu tòng}

to have a headache

頭屋〔头-〕 tau⁴ uk¹ {Tóu wū}

Touwu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

頭暈〔头晕〕 tau⁴ wan⁴ {tóu yūn}

dizzy

頭回〔头-〕 tau⁴ wui⁴ {tóu huí}

1. for the first time
2. on the previous occasion
3. last time (something occurred)

頭罩〔头-〕 tau⁴ zaau³ {tóu zhào}

1. hairnet
2. hood
3. cowl

頭子〔头-〕 tau⁴ zi² {tóu zi}

1. boss
2. gang leader

頭座〔头-〕 tau⁴ zo⁶ {tóu zuò}

1. headstock
2. turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc

頭獎〔头奖〕 tau⁴ zoeng² {tóu jiǎng}

first prize

頭脹〔头胀〕 tau⁴ zoeng³ {tóu zhàng}

distention in the head (TCM)

頭像〔头-〕 tau⁴ zoeng⁶ {tóu xiàng}

1. portrait
2. bust

頭長仔〔头长-〕 tau⁴ coeng⁴ zai² {tóu zhǎng zǐ}

eldest son

頭啖湯〔头-汤〕 tau⁴ daam⁶ tong¹ {tóu dàn tāng}

the early bird gets the worm (spoken)

頭耷耷〔头--〕 tau⁴ dap¹ dap¹ {tóu dā da}

depressed and disheartened; dejected; head drooping

頭揈揈〔头轰轰〕 tau⁴ fang⁴ fang⁴ {tóu hōng hōng}

to wag one's head

頭殼頂〔头壳顶〕 tau⁴ hok³ deng² {tóu ké dǐng}

cranium; top of skull (spoken)

頭一次〔头--〕 tau⁴ jat¹ ci³ {tóu yí cì}

the first time

頭擰擰〔头拧拧〕 tau⁴ ning⁶ ning⁶ {tóu níng níng}

shaking one's head in disappointment (spoken)

頭暈暈〔头晕晕〕 tau⁴ wan⁴ wan⁴ {tóu yùn yùn}

dizzy

頭孢菌〔头--〕 tau⁴ baau¹ kwan² {tóu bāo jūn}

1. cephalosporin (pharm.)
2. cephalothin

頭半天〔头--〕 tau⁴ bun³ tin¹ {tóu bàn tiān}

1. morning
2. first half of the day

頭朝下〔头--〕 tau⁴ ciu⁴ haa⁶ {tóu cháo xià}

1. head down
2. upside down

頭等艙〔头-舱〕 tau⁴ dang² cong¹ {tóu děng cāng}

1st class cabin

頭份鎮〔头-镇〕 tau⁴ fan⁶ zan³ {Tóu fèn zhèn}

Toufen town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

頭蓋骨〔头盖-〕 tau⁴ goi³ gwat¹ {tóu gài gǔ}

1. skull
2. cranium

頭向前〔头--〕 tau⁴ hoeng³ cin⁴ {tóu xiàng qián}

headlong

頭號字〔头号-〕 tau⁴ hou⁶ zi⁶ {tóu hào zì}

1. largest typeface
2. biggest letters

頭一回〔头--〕 tau⁴ jat¹ wui⁴ {tóu yī huí}

1. the first time
2. for the first time

頭期款〔头--〕 tau⁴ kei⁴ fun² {tóu qī kuǎn}

down payment

頭箍兒〔头-儿〕 tau⁴ ku¹ ji⁴ {tóu gū r}

band used by Manchu women to gather up the hair

頭文字〔头--〕 tau⁴ man⁴ zi⁶ {tóu wén zì}

1. initial
2. first letter of word (in Latin script)

頭皮屑〔头--〕 tau⁴ pei⁴ sit³ {tóu pí xiè}

dandruff

頭信息〔头--〕 tau⁴ seon³ sik¹ {tóu xìn xī}

header (computing)

頭城鎮〔头-镇〕 tau⁴ sing⁴ zan³ {Tóu chéng zhèn}

Toucheng town in Yilan county 宜蘭縣, Taiwan

頭索類〔头-类〕 tau⁴ sok³ leoi⁶ {tóu suǒ lèi}

lancelet (Branchiostoma)

頭屯河〔头--〕 tau⁴ tyun⁴ ho⁴ {Tóu tún hé}

Toutunhe district (Uighur: Tudungxaba Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市, Xinjiang

頭屋鄉〔头-乡〕 tau⁴ uk¹ hoeng¹ {Tóu wū xiāng}

Touwu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

頭足綱〔头-纲〕 tau⁴ zuk¹ gong¹ {tóu zú gāng}

1. cephalopod
2. Cephalopoda, class of mollusks including nautilus and squid

頭崩額裂〔头-额-〕 tau⁴ bang¹ ngaak⁶ lit⁶ {tóu bēng é liè}

(literally: with cracked head and forehead); to describe the condition of an intense competition or in a difficult position

頭大冇腦〔头--脑〕 tau⁴ daai⁶ mou⁵ nou⁵ {tóu dà mǎo nǎo}

dumb; nobhead (spoken)

頭腦流失〔头脑--〕 tau⁴ nou⁵ lau⁴ sat¹ {tóu nǎo liú shī}

to lose someone talented

頭頭尾尾〔头头--〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ mei⁵ mei⁵ {tóu tou wěi wěi}

odds and ends; from the start to the end

頭暈身㷫〔头晕--〕 tau⁴ wan⁴ san¹ hing³ {tóu yūn shēn qǐng}

to have a fever and feel dizzy

頭孢菌素〔头---〕 tau⁴ baau¹ kwan² sou³ {tóu bāo jūn sù}

1. cephalosporin (pharm.)
2. cephalothin

頭孢拉定〔头---〕 tau⁴ baau¹ laai¹ ding⁶ {tóu bāo lā dìng}

cefradine, cephradine (pharm.)

頭重腳輕〔头-脚轻〕 tau⁴ cung⁵ goek³ heng¹ {tóu zhòng jiǎo qīng}

1. top-heavy
2. fig. unbalance in organization or political structure

頭昏目眩〔头---〕 tau⁴ fan¹ muk⁶ jyun⁶ {tóu hūn mù xuàn}

(idiom) to faint and see stars

頭昏目暈〔头--晕〕 tau⁴ fan¹ muk⁶ wan⁴ {tóu hūn mù yūn}

1. (idiom) dizzy and faint
2. to faint and see stars

頭昏眼暗〔头---〕 tau⁴ fan¹ ngaan⁵ am³ {tóu hūn yǎn àn}

1. head spinning and eyes dark (idiom); dizzy
2. fainting
3. vertigo

頭昏眼花〔头---〕 tau⁴ fan¹ ngaan⁵ faa¹ {tóu hūn yǎn huā}

to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed

頭昏眼暈〔头--晕〕 tau⁴ fan¹ ngaan⁵ wan⁴ {tóu hūn yǎn yūn}

1. head spinning and blurred vision
2. giddy
3. in a faint

頭昏腦眩〔头-脑-〕 tau⁴ fan¹ nou⁵ jyun⁶ {tóu hūn nǎo xuàn}

1. dizzying
2. it makes one's head spin

頭昏腦悶〔头-脑闷〕 tau⁴ fan¹ nou⁵ mun⁶ {tóu hūn nǎo mèn}

1. fainting and giddy
2. one's head spins

頭昏腦脹〔头-脑胀〕 tau⁴ fan¹ nou⁵ zoeng³ {tóu hūn nǎo zhàng}

1. giddy
2. one's head spins

頭角崢嶸〔头-峥嵘〕 tau⁴ gok³ zaang¹ wing⁴ {tóu jiǎo zhēng róng}

promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts

頭兒腦兒〔头儿脑儿〕 tau⁴ ji⁴ nou⁵ ji⁴ {tóu r nǎo r}

1. leading figure
2. bigwig
3. lion
4. nabob
5. pooh-bah

頭面人物〔头---〕 tau⁴ min⁶ jan⁴ mat⁶ {tóu miàn rén wù}

1. leading figure
2. bigwig

頭腦清楚〔头脑--〕 tau⁴ nou⁵ cing¹ co² {tóu nǎo qīng chu}

1. lucid
2. clear-headed
3. sensible

頭腦發脹〔头脑发胀〕 tau⁴ nou⁵ faat³ zoeng³ {tóu nǎo fā zhàng}

1. swelling of the head (physical condition)
2. fig. swellheaded
3. conceited

頭破血流〔头---〕 tau⁴ po³ hyut³ lau⁴ {tóu pò xuè liú}

1. lit. head broken and blood flowing
2. fig. badly bruised

頭頭是道〔头头--〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ si⁶ dou⁶ {tóu tóu shì dào}

clear and logical

頭條新聞〔头条-闻〕 tau⁴ tiu⁴ san¹ man⁴ {tóu tiáo xīn wén}

headline

頭痛醫頭〔头-医头〕 tau⁴ tung³ ji¹ tau⁴ {tóu tòng yī tóu}

1. to treat the symptoms
2. reactive (rather than proactive)

頭痛欲裂〔头---〕 tau⁴ tung³ juk⁶ lit⁶ {tóu tòng yù liè}

to have a splitting headache (idiom)

頭屯河區〔头--区〕 tau⁴ tyun⁴ ho⁴ keoi¹ {Tóu tún hé qū}

Toutunhe district (Uighur: Tudungxaba Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市, Xinjiang

頭暈目眩〔头晕--〕 tau⁴ wan⁴ muk⁶ jyun⁶ {tóu yūn mù xuàn}

1. to have a dizzy spell
2. dazzled

頭暈眼花〔头晕--〕 tau⁴ wan⁴ ngaan⁵ faa¹ {tóu yūn yǎn huā}

to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed

頭暈腦脹〔头晕脑胀〕 tau⁴ wan⁴ nou⁵ zoeng³ {tóu yūn nǎo zhàng}

dizzy and light-headed

頭頭碰着黑〔头头---〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ pung³ zoek⁶ hak¹ {tóu tou pèng zhe hēi}

having bad luck continuosly (spoken)

頭頭碰著黑〔头头---〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ pung³ zoek⁶ hak¹ {tóu tou pèng zháo hēi}

a series of unfortunate events (slang)

頭戴式耳機〔头---机〕 tau⁴ daai³ sik¹ ji⁵ gei¹ {tóu dài shì ěr jī}

headphones

頭髮尾浸浸涼〔头发---凉〕 tau⁴ faat³ mei⁵ zam³ zam³ loeng⁴ {tóu fa wěi jìn jìn liáng}

free from all worries; schadenreude; to gloat over other's misfortune 13

頭耷耷，眼濕濕〔头----湿湿〕 tau⁴ dap¹ dap¹ ngaan⁵ sap¹ sap¹ {tóu dā da , yǎn chì chì}

literally: with one's head drooping and weepy eyes; dejected; depressed

頭髮鬍子一把抓〔头发胡----〕 tau⁴ faat³ wu⁴ zi² jat¹ baa² zaau² {tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā}

1. lit. hair and beard all in one stroke
2. fig. to handle different things by the same method
3. one method to solve all problems
4. one size fits all

頭懸梁，錐刺股〔头悬--锥--〕 tau⁴ jyun⁴ loeng⁴ ，zeoi¹ ci³ gu² {tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ}

1. lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
2. fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly

頭腦簡單四肢發達〔头脑简单--发达〕 tau⁴ nou⁵ gaan² daan¹ sei³ zi¹ faat³ daat⁶ {tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá}

all brawn no brains

頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳〔头-医头-脚-医脚〕 tau⁴ tung³ ji¹ tau⁴ ，goek³ tung³ ji¹ goek³ {tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo}

1. to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)
2. reactive (rather than proactive)