雞頭

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (雞頭)		雞	頭
simp. (鸡头)		鸡	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jītóu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ tau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): koe-thâu / ke-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jītóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄊㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jitour
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: gāi tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ teo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koe-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: kue-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koe'taau
  - IPA (Taipei): /kue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kue³³ tʰaʊ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: ke-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ke'taau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaʊ²³/

Noun

雞頭

chicken head
Euryale ferox
(colloquial) bawd; procurer for prostitutes
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) glans penis

Synonyms

(Euryale ferox): 芡 (qiàn)
(glans penis): 龜頭／龟头 (guītóu)

Derived terms

寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾／宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾／宁为鸡头，不为凤尾
老雞頭／老鸡头

軟雞頭燒黃紙／软鸡头烧黄纸
雞頭米／鸡头米
雞頭雞啄／鸡头鸡啄

Adjective

雞頭

(Mainland China Hokkien) fond of the limelight; fond of attention

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