起頭

See also: 起头

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (起頭)		起	頭
simp. (起头)		起	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐtóu

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² tau⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hí-thèu

(Meixian, Guangdong): hi³ têu²
Eastern Min (BUC): kī-tàu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khí-thâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki² tao⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵chi-deu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐtóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐtóu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-tʻou²
  - Yale: chǐ-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiitour
  - Palladius: цитоу (citou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² tau⁴
  - Yale: héi tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi^ˋ teu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: hi³ têu²
  - Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ tʰeu¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kī-tàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi³³⁻²¹ ^(tʰ-)lau⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: khí-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qy'taau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki² tao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khí thâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵chi-deu
  - MiniDict: chi^去 deu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²qi-deu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

Verb

起頭

to take the lead; to show initiative; to be the first; to set an example
to begin; to start; to commence

Synonyms

(to take the lead):

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帶頭／带头 (dàitóu)
打頭陣／打头阵 (dǎ tóuzhèn)
拉頭纜／拉头缆 (laai¹ tau⁴ laam⁶) (Cantonese)
拍頭陣／拍头阵 (pah⁴ tao⁵ ding⁷) (Teochew)
㧣頭陣／㧣头阵 (Hokkien)
擎頭／擎头 (Hakka)
牽頭／牵头 (qiāntóu)
率先 (shuàixiān)
領頭／领头 (lǐngtóu) (colloquial)

(to begin):

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伊始 (yīshǐ) (literary)
權輿／权舆 (quányú) (literary)
發端／发端 (fāduān)
發軔／发轫 (fārèn) (literary)
肇始 (zhàoshǐ) (literary)
肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)
萌 (literary, or in compounds)
起始 (qǐshǐ)
起手 (Cantonese, Eastern Min)
開始／开始 (kāishǐ)
開首／开首 (kāishǒu) (Beijing Mandarin)

Derived terms

萬事起頭難／万事起头难 (wànshì qǐtóu nán)

Noun

起頭

beginning

Synonyms

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伊始 (yīshǐ) (literary)
序幕 (xùmù) (figurative)
發端／发端 (fāduān)
肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)
萌 (literary)
起始 (qǐshǐ)
起頭先／起头先 (kī-tàu-sĕng) (Eastern Min)
開始／开始 (kāishǐ)
開端／开端 (kāiduān)
開頭／开头 (kāitóu)
首端 (shǒuduān)

Adverb

起頭

in the beginning; at first; originally

Synonyms

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一插手兒／一插手儿 (yīchāshǒur) (Beijing Mandarin)
一開始／一开始 (yīkāishǐ)
上頭仔／上头仔 (Hokkien)
乍出猛兒／乍出猛儿 (zhàchūměngr) (Beijing Mandarin)
先前 (¹shi-zhi) (Wu)
先起頭／先起头 (Wu)
先頭／先头 (Wu)
最初 (zuìchū)
初初 (co¹ co¹) (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien)
劈頭／劈头 (pītóu)
原 (yuán)
原來／原来 (yuánlái)
原先 (yuánxiān)
原初 (yuánchū)
原底 (Hokkien, chiefly Cantonese, Teochew, chiefly Cantonese)
原旦 (Hakka)
原本 (yuánběn)
原本榻裡／原本榻里 (⁶gnioe-pen-thaq-li) (Wu)
在本 (Hokkien)
始初 (shǐchū) (literary)
寢頭／寝头 (Hokkien)
就跟兒／就跟儿 (jiùgēnr) (Beijing Mandarin)
早先 (⁵tsau-shi) (Wu)
本來／本来 (běnlái)
本則來／本则来 (⁵pen-tseq-le) (Wu)
本底 (Hokkien)
本底子 (⁵pen-ti-tsy) (Wu)
本成 (Hokkien)
本然 (Hokkien)
本生 (⁵pen-san) (Wu)
當初／当初 (dāngchū)
當初時／当初时 (Hokkien)
當原初／当原初 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
自本 (Hokkien)
舊底／旧底 (Hokkien)
起先 (qǐxiān)
起初 (qǐchū)
起始 (qǐshǐ)
起手 (qǐshǒu)
起首 (qǐshǒu) (literary, or Guangzhou Cantonese)
開先／开先 (kai¹ sienn¹) (Xiang)
開初／开初 (kāichū)
頭仔／头仔 (Hokkien)
頭起先／头起先 (Hokkien)
頭頭／头头 (Cantonese, Eastern Min, Hokkien)