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Etymology 1

More information to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry, head; (noun suffix) ...

	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (抬頭/擡頭)	抬/擡	頭
simp. (抬头)	抬	头

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Examples
(sense 3): Examples of leaving a space: 煩請　貴公司跟進。 (We would appreciate if your company can follow up.) 起初　神創造天地。 (In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. —Genesis 1:1) 先總統　蔣公 (The deceased president Chiang) Examples of starting a new line: 此致敬禮。 (Best regards) 　　　奉天承運皇帝詔曰…… (By the Grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that...) (words in bold represent the subject to be honored)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): táitóu

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): toi⁴ tau⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): tai¹ tou¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): thâi-thâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): tai⁵ tao⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶de-deu; ⁶de ⁶deu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: táitóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: táitóu
  - Wade–Giles: tʻai²-tʻou²
  - Yale: tái-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tairtour
  - Palladius: тайтоу (tajtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: toi⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: tòih tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toi⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: toi⁴ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: tai¹ tou¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /tʰai¹¹ tʰəu¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâi-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: thâi-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tai'taau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: tai⁵ tao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thâi thâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶de-deu; ⁶de ⁶deu
  - MiniDict: de^去 deu; de^去 deu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³de-deu; ³de ³deu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /de²² dɤ⁴⁴/, /de³³ dɤ²³/

Verb

抬⫽頭 (verb-object)

to look up; to raise one's head
- (Can we date this quote?), “今日 [jīnrì]”, performed by 陳奕迅 [Eason Chan]:
  
  抬頭吧，相信愛你便能飛！ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  抬头吧，相信爱你便能飞！ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  toi⁴ tau⁴ baa⁶, soeng¹ seon³ oi³ nei⁵ bin⁶ nang⁴ fei¹! [Jyutping]
  Look high! When you believe in love, you can soar in the sky!
(figurative) to gain ground; to take hold (again)
- 顯然在目前失業率高漲以及人民意識抬頭下，經濟學家竭盡思索，基本收入究竟是讓人性發揮該有價值或走向依賴之路。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
  显然在目前失业率高涨以及人民意识抬头下，经济学家竭尽思索，基本收入究竟是让人性发挥该有价值或走向依赖之路。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
  From: 17 October 2016, 全民基本收入之爭：是當米蟲的藉口，還是鼓勵工作的動力？, 傑瑞, 報橘
  Xiǎnrán zài mùqián shīyèlǜ gāozhàng yǐjí rénmín yìshì táitóu xià, jīngjìxuéjiā jiéjìn sīsuǒ, jīběn shōurù jiūjìng shì ràng rénxìng fāhuī gāi yǒu jiàzhí huò zǒuxiàng yīlài zhī lù. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(figurative, in traditional letters) to leave a space for, or to write on a new line, the name of or words related to a revered person

Synonyms

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Dialectal synonyms of 抬頭 (“to look up; to raise one's head; to lift one's head”) [map]

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)	抬頭, 昂首, 昂頭
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	抬頭
Taiwan	抬頭
Chengde	抬頭兒
Chifeng	抬頭, 仰頭
Hulunbuir (Hailar)	抬頭, 仰頭
Heihe	抬頭, 仰頭
Qiqihar	抬頭
Harbin	抬頭
Jiamusi	抬頭, 仰頭
Baicheng	抬頭, 仰頭
Changchun	抬頭
Tonghua	抬頭
Shenyang	抬頭, 仰面
Jinzhou	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰臉
Singapore	抬頭
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	抬頭
Tangshan	抬頭兒
Cangzhou	抬頭, 仰頭
Baoding	抬頭
Shijiazhuang	抬頭
Lijin	抬頭, 揚頭
Jinan	抬頭
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	抬頭
Dandong	抬頭, 揚頭
Yantai	仰頭, 仰臉兒
Yantai (Muping)	抬頭
Qingdao	抬頭, 仰起頭
Zhucheng	抬頭
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	抬頭
Lingbao	抬頭
Jining	抬頭
Wanrong	抬等腦
Linfen	抬得腦
Shangqiu	抬頭, 揚頭, 揚臉
Yuanyang	抬頭
Zhengzhou	仰頭
Xinyang	抬頭
Baihe	抬頭
Xi'an	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰面
Baoji	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰面
Tianshui	抬頭
Xining	抬頭
Xuzhou	抬頭, 𠽒頭, 𠽒臉兒, 揚頭, 揚臉兒
Fuyang	抬頭
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	抬頭
Lanzhou	抬頭
Dunhuang	抬頭
Hami	抬頭
Ürümqi	抬頭
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	抬腦殼, 抬頭, 揚起腦殼, 把腦殼望起
Nanchong	抬頭, 抬起腦殼
Dazhou	望腦殼
Hanyuan	抬起腦殼
Xichang	抬頭
Zigong	抬腦殼, 望腦殼
Chongqing	昂頭, 望起腦殼
Wuhan	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰面, 揚頭
Yichang	抬頭
Xiangyang	抬頭
Tianmen	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰面, 昂頭
Guiyang	抬頭, 抬起腦殼
Zunyi	抬頭, 抬腦殼兒
Bijie	抬頭, 抬腦殼
Liping	昂腦殼
Zhaotong	抬頭
Dali	抬頭
Kunming	抬頭
Mengzi	抬頭
Guilin	抬頭
Liuzhou	抬頭, 昂頭, 仰頭
Jishou	抬頭
Changde	抬起腦殼
Hanzhong	抬頭
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	抬頭, 仰頭
Yangzhou	抬頭
Lianyungang	抬頭, 仰臉
Nantong	抬頭
Anqing	抬頭
Wuhu	抬頭
Hefei	抬頭
Hong'an	抬頭, 仰頭, 仰腦殼
Cantonese	Guangzhou	𩓥高頭, 擔高頭
Hong Kong	𩓥高頭, 擔高頭
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	提頭
Macau	擔頭
Guangzhou (Panyu)	𩓥高頭, 擔高頭
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	擔高頭, 昂高頭
Guangzhou (Conghua)	擔高頭
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	擔高頭
Foshan	𩓥高頭, 擔高頭
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	𩓥高頭
Foshan (Shunde)	擔高頭
Foshan (Sanshui)	𩓥高頭
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	𩓥頭
Zhongshan (Shiqi)	擔高頭
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	擔頭
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	𩓥高頭
Zhuhai (Doumen)	擔高頭
Jiangmen (Baisha)	擔高頭
Jiangmen (Xinhui)	𩓥起頭
Taishan	𩓥起頭
Kaiping (Chikan)	𩓥起頭
Enping (Niujiang)	𩓥起頭
Heshan (Yayao)	𩓥高頭
Dongguan	擔高頭
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	𩓥高頭
Gan	Nanchang	抬頭
Lichuan	抬頭
Pingxiang	擔起腦殼, 望起腦殼
Hakka	Meixian	臥頭
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	𩓥高頭
Dongguan (Qingxi)	擔高頭
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	擔起頭
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	擔高頭
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	抬起頭
Yudu	擔起腦蓋
Miaoli (N. Sixian)	擎頭
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	擎頭
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	擎頭
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	擎頭
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	擎頭
Huizhou	Shexian	抬頭, 抬起頭
Jin	Taiyuan	抬頭, 抬起頭, 仰頭
Yangyuan	抬頭, 仰頭
Datong	抬頭
Xinzhou	擔起頭, 擔起得腦
Lüliang (Lishi)	抬頭, 仰腦
Changzhi	抬頭, 抬得腦
Linhe	抬頭
Jining	抬頭
Hohhot	抬頭
Erenhot	抬頭
Pingshan	仰頭
Zhangjiakou	抬頭, 仰頭
Handan	抬頭
Linzhou	揚頭
Suide	抬頭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	頭𩓥懸去, 頭𩓥起
Southern Min	Xiamen	攑頭
Quanzhou	攑頭
Jinjiang	攑頭
Zhangzhou	攑頭
Manila (Hokkien)	攑頭
Leizhou	擔頭
Haikou	擔頭
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	擔頭
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	抬頭
Wu	Shanghai	抬頭
Shanghai (Chongming)	抬頭
Suzhou	抬頭, 𩓥起頭
Danyang	抬頭
Hangzhou	抬頭
Ningbo	頭抬起
Wenzhou	頭㑚起
Xiang	Changsha	擔起腦殼

Derived terms

抬頭不見低頭見 / 抬头不见低头见 (táitóu bùjiàn dītóu jiàn)
抬頭挺胸 / 抬头挺胸
抬頭紋 / 抬头纹 (táitóuwén)
龍抬頭 / 龙抬头

Etymology 2

More information to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry, head; (noun suffix) ...

	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (抬頭/擡頭)	抬/擡	頭
simp. (抬头)	抬	头
alternative forms	台頭

Phono-semantic matching of English title. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): táitóu

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): toi⁴ tau⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶de-deu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: táitóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: táitóu
  - Wade–Giles: tʻai²-tʻou²
  - Yale: tái-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tairtour
  - Palladius: тайтоу (tajtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: toi⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: tòih tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toi⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: toi⁴ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶de-deu
  - MiniDict: de^去 deu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³de-deu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /de²² dɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

抬頭

space on bills or receipts for writing the name of the payee or buyer

Chinese

Etymology 1

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Verb

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun