花頭

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	(noun suffix)
trad. (花頭)		花	頭
simp. (花头)		花	头

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹ho-deu / ¹ho-deu₂ / ¹hua-dei₂
  • (Jinhua): ¹hua-tieu₂

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹ho-deu
    • MiniDict: ho^平 deu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ho-deu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ho⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/
  • (Chongming, Suzhou, Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ¹ho-deu₂
    • MiniDict: ho^平 deu^平
    • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ho⁵⁵ dɵ⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ho⁴⁴ døy/
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ho³³ dœʏ⁵¹/
  • (Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹hua-dei₂
    • MiniDict: hua^平 dei^平
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /hua³³ dei³⁴/
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ¹hua-tieu₂
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /huɑ³³ tiu⁵⁵/

Noun

花頭 (Wu)

1. (also Eastern Min) pattern

   搿牆頭個花頭老好看個。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   搿墙头个花头老好看个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁸geq ⁶zhian-deu-gheq ¹ho-deu ⁶lau ⁸hau-khoe-gheq [Wugniu]

   The pattern on this wall is pretty.

2. skill; ability
3. (often negative) prospect; future

   Synonym: 花露水

   做小生意是嘸啥花頭個。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   做小生意是呒啥花头个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁵tsu ⁵shiau-san-i ⁶zy ⁶m-sa ¹ho-deu-gheq [Wugniu]

   There isn't much of a prospect in running small enterprises.

4. solution; trick

   Synonyms: 花樣／花样, 花樣經／花样经, 花頭經／花头经

5. marvel; subtlety
6. result
7. inappropriate sexual or romantic relationship

   俚篤兩家頭窮早就有花頭個，瞞得過別人瞞弗過我個。 [Suzhounese, trad.]
   俚笃两家头穷早就有花头个，瞒得过别人瞒弗过我个。 [Suzhounese, simp.]

   ¹li-toq₀ ²lian-ka₁-deu₂ ²jion ³tsau ⁶zeu ⁶yeu ¹ho-deu₂-keq₇ ²moe-teq₇-kou₅ ⁸beq-gnin₂ ²moe-feq₇-kou₅ ⁶ngou ⁰keq [Wugniu]

   Those two have been having alone time for a while now; they may be able to fool others but they can't dupe me.

8. (Hangzhounese) event; situation

   沒啥花頭／没啥花头 [Hangzhounese]  ―  ⁸meq-sa₃ ¹hua-dei₂ [Wugniu]  ―  Nothing much (lit. Not much happening)

Synonyms

• (pattern): 花紋／花纹 (huāwén) (Standard)
• (skill): 本領／本领
• (prospect): 前途
• (marvel): 奧妙／奥妙
• (solution): 辦法／办法
• (event):

Dialectal synonyms of 事情 (“affair; matter”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		事
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		事情, 事
Mandarin	Beijing	事兒
	Taiwan	事
	Jinan	事兒
	Xi'an	事情, 事
	Wuhan	事情, 事
	Chengdu	事情, 事
	Guilin	事情, 事
	Yangzhou	事情, 事
	Hefei	事
	Malaysia	事
	Singapore	事情, 事
Cantonese	Guangzhou	事, 事幹
	Hong Kong	事, 事幹
	Yangjiang	事, 事幹
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	事
	Penang (Guangfu)	事
	Singapore (Guangfu)	事
Gan	Nanchang	事
Hakka	Meixian	事情, 事
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	事情
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	事情
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	事情
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	事情
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	事情
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	事情
Jin	Taiyuan	事情, 事
Northern Min	Jian'ou	事
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	事計, 事
	Minqing	事計
	Singapore (Fuqing)	事計
Southern Min	Xiamen	代誌, 物件
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	代誌
	Quanzhou	代誌
	Jinjiang	代誌
	Shishi	代誌
	Zhangzhou	代誌, 物件
	Zhao'an	事
	Dongshan	代誌
	Taipei	代誌
	Kaohsiung	代誌
	Yilan	代誌
	Changhua (Lukang)	代誌
	Taichung	代誌
	Taichung (Wuqi)	代誌
	Tainan	代誌
	Taitung	代誌
	Hsinchu	代誌
	Penghu (Magong)	代誌
	Penang (Hokkien)	代誌
	Singapore (Hokkien)	代誌
	Manila (Hokkien)	代誌
	Chaozhou	事
	Shantou	事
	Jieyang	事
	Haifeng	事
	Singapore (Teochew)	事
	Wenchang	事
	Qionghai	事
	Singapore (Hainanese)	事
Puxian Min	Putian	事體, 代誌, 出數
	Putian (Donghai)	事體, 代誌
	Putian (Jiangkou)	事體, 代誌
	Putian (Nanri)	事體, 代誌
	Xianyou	事體, 代誌, 出數
	Xianyou (Fengting)	事體, 代誌
	Xianyou (Youyang)	事體, 代誌
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	事幹
Wu	Shanghai	事體
	Suzhou	事體
	Hangzhou	花頭
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	事體
	Ningbo	事體, 事幹 dated
	Zhoushan	事體, 事幹 dated
	Wenzhou	事幹
Xiang	Changsha	路徑, 路, 路子徑, 路子, 事
	Shuangfeng	道路, 事