浮頭

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to float	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (浮頭)		浮	頭
simp. (浮头)		浮	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fútóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fútóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fútóu
    • Wade–Giles: fu²-tʻou²
    • Yale: fú-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwutour
    • Palladius: футоу (futou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fútóur
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fútóur
    • Wade–Giles: fu²-tʻou²-ʼrh
    • Yale: fú-tóur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwutourl
    • Palladius: футоур (futour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

Noun

浮頭

1. (dialectal Mandarin) surface

Etymology 2

		to float	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (浮頭)		浮	頭
simp. (浮头)		浮	头
alternative forms		蒲頭／蒲头 Cantonese “to show up”

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fútóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): pu⁵ tao⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fútóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fútóu
    • Wade–Giles: fu²-tʻou²
    • Yale: fú-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwutour
    • Palladius: футоу (futou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pu⁵ tao⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phû thâu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

Verb

浮⫽頭 (verb-object)

1. (of fish) to float to the surface of the water to breathe

Pronunciation 2

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁴ tau⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): pu⁵ tao⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: pòuh tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pu⁵ tao⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phû thâu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

Verb

浮⫽頭 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, of objects) to float to the surface of the water
2. (Cantonese, Teochew, colloquial, usually of a person) to show up; to appear

Pronunciation 3

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phû-thâu / phú-thâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phû-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: phû-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phu'taau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰu²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /pʰu²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phú-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: phú-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phw'taau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

Verb

浮頭

1. (Hokkien) to be outstanding; to be out of the ordinary; to be very successful

Etymology 3

		phonetic
trad. (浮頭)		浮	頭
simp. (浮头)		浮	头

Compare 浮屠 (Fútú).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fútóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fau⁴ tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fútóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fútóu
    • Wade–Giles: fu²-tʻou²
    • Yale: fú-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwutour
    • Palladius: футоу (futou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fau⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: fàuh tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fau⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: feo⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: bjuw duw

Rime
Character	浮	頭
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	縛謀切	度侯切
Baxter	bjuw	duw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɨu/	/dəu/
Pan Wuyun	/biu/	/dəu/
Shao Rongfen	/biəu/	/dəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/buw/	/dəw/
Li Rong	/biu/	/du/
Wang Li	/bĭəu/	/dəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯ə̯u/	/dʱə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fóu	tóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fau4	tau4

Noun

浮頭

1. Buddha

Synonyms

• 佛陀 (Fótuó)