木頭

See also: 木头

Chinese

		tree; wood	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (木頭)		木	頭
simp. (木头)		木	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mùtou

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ tau⁴
• Gan (Wiktionary): muh⁶ teu
• Jin (Wiktionary): meh⁴ tou³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bo̍k-thâu
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸moq-deu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mùtou
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mùto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: mu⁴-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: mù-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muh.tou
    • Palladius: мутоу (mutou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: muk⁶ tau⁴
    • Yale: muhk tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: muh⁶ teu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muʔ⁵ tʰɛu²/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: meh⁴ tou³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /məʔ² tʰəu⁴⁵/

Note:

• wood;
• wooden clappers.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bogtaau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸moq-deu
    • MiniDict: moh^入 deu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵moq-deu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /moʔ¹¹ dɤ²³/

Noun

木頭

1. wood; log; timber (Classifier: 塊／块 m; 根 m)
2. Alternative name for 木頭人／木头人 (mùtourén).
3. (dialectal, euphemistic) coffin
4. (Jin, opera, music) wooden clappers (small, rectangular, high-pitched wood block used in Jin opera)

Synonyms

• (wood):

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• 木料 (mùliào)
• 木材 (mùcái)
• 材幹／材干 (cáigān) (Classical Chinese)
• 柴塊／柴块 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 柴料 (Puxian Min, Hokkien)
• 柴草 (Puxian Min)

 

Dialectal synonyms of 木頭 (“wood; log; timber”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		木頭
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	木頭
	Taiwan	木頭
	Singapore	木頭
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	木頭
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	木頭
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	木頭
	Wuhan	木頭
	Guilin	木頭
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	木頭
	Hefei	木頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	木
	Hong Kong	木
	Yangjiang	木頭
Gan	Nanchang	木頭
Hakka	Meixian	樹料, 木頭
Jin	Taiyuan	木頭
Northern Min	Jian'ou	柴
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	柴
Southern Min	Xiamen	柴
	Taipei (Wanhua)	柴
	Kaohsiung	柴
	Yilan	柴
	Changhua (Lukang)	柴
	Taichung	柴
	Taichung (Wuqi)	柴
	Tainan	柴
	Taitung	柴
	Hsinchu	柴
	Penghu (Magong)	柴
	Manila (Hokkien)	柴
	Chaozhou	柴
Wu	Suzhou	木頭
	Wenzhou	木頭, 樹 log
Xiang	Changsha	木頭
	Shuangfeng	樹

Dialectal synonyms of 棺材 (“coffin”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		棺, 木, 棺木
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		棺材, 棺木, 壽材 †
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	棺材, 材
	Taiwan	棺材
	Harbin	棺材, 壽材 †
	Singapore	棺材
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	棺材, 壽材 †
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	棺材, 壽材 †
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	棺材, 坷漏
	Wanrong	壽木 †
	Xi'an	枋, 棺子, 棺材, 材, 壽材 †
	Xining	棺材, 棺木, 壽材 †
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	棺材, 壽板 †, 壽材 †
	Ürümqi	棺材, 壽材 †
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	棺材, 枋子, 壽枋 †, 壽木 †
	Wuhan	棺材, 壽木 †
	Guiyang	木頭, 大木, 材子, 老家 †, 大老家 †, 壽木 †
	Guilin	棺材
	Liuzhou	棺木, 棺材, 四塊半, 壽枋 †, 壽板 †, 長生板 †
	Dagudi (Maliba)	棺材
	Reshuitang (Longling)	棺材
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	棺材, 壽木 †
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	棺材
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	棺材, 四塊板, 壽材 †
	Yangzhou	棺材, 壽材 †
	Hefei	棺材
Cantonese	Guangzhou	棺材, 四塊半, 四塊板, 四方竇, 長生板
	Hong Kong	棺材, 四塊半, 長生板, 壽板
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	棺材, 壽板
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	棺材
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	棺材
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	棺材
	Macau	棺材, 壽板
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	棺材
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	棺材
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	棺材
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	棺材
	Foshan	棺材
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	棺材
	Foshan (Shunde)	棺材
	Foshan (Sanshui)	棺材
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	棺材
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	棺材
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	壽木
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	棺材
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	棺材
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	棺材
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	棺材
	Taishan	棺材
	Kaiping (Chikan)	木, 棺材
	Enping (Niujiang)	棺材
	Heshan (Yayao)	棺材
	Dongguan	棺材, 四塊半, 木訥, 壽材 †, 壽方 †
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	棺材
	Yangjiang	棺材
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	棺材, 四塊半, 壽板
	Singapore (Guangfu)	棺材
Gan	Nanchang	棺材, 壽材 †
	Lichuan	棺材, 壽木 †, 壽材 †
	Pingxiang	棺材, 長生, 料, 壽樹 †
Hakka	Meixian	棺材, 棺木, 長生板, 壽材
	Xingning	長生
	Dabu (Xihe)	棺材, 壽枋
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	棺材
	Huiyang	棺材, 長生
	Huidong (Daling)	長生, 大屋
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	棺材
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	棺材
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	棺材
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	棺材
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	棺材
	Wuhua (Changbu)	棺材
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	棺材
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	棺材
	Wengyuan	木頭
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	木頭
	Liannan	壽棺材
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	棺材
	Jiexi	長生大屋, 長生板
	Luhe	棺材
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	棺木
	Changting	壽木
	Wuping	木頭
	Wuping (Yanqian)	棺木, 福板
	Wuping (Pingyu)	長生木
	Liancheng	木頭
	Ninghua	壽木, 老屋, 壽具, 蓄樹
	Yudu	棺材, 壽床, 老屋, 壽木 †
	Ningdu	萬年床
	Ruijin	壽櫃
	Shicheng	壽木
	Shangyou (Shexi)	壽木
	Tonggu (Sandu)	壽材
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	壽木
	Dayu	壽木
	Hong Kong	棺材, 壽房
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	棺材
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	長生
	Xinyi (Sihe)	棺材
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	棺材
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	棺材
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	棺材
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	棺材
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	長生, 壽板
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	棺材
	Mengshan (Xihe)	壽
	Luchuan	壽木
	Sabah (Longchuan)	棺材
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	棺材, 壽板, 棺木
	Senai (Huiyang)	棺材, 四塊半, 長生板
	Senai (Hepo)	棺材
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	棺樵, 大屋
	Singkawang	棺材
Huizhou	Jixi	棺材, 材, 壽材 †, 壽木 †
Jin	Taiyuan	棺材, 壽材 †, 壽木 †
	Xinzhou	棺材, 壽器 †, 大頭 †
Northern Min	Jian'ou	棺木, 四塊板
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	棺材, 棺木, 壽板 †
Southern Min	Xiamen	棺柴, 棺, 壽板 †, 壽柴, 大厝 dated
	Quanzhou	棺柴, 棺, 壽柴
	Jinjiang	壽板, 老壽
	Zhangzhou	棺柴, 棺, 壽板 †, 壽柴
	Taipei	棺柴, 大壽 ‡, 壽板 ‡
	Taipei (Wanhua)	棺柴
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	棺柴, 大壽 ‡
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	棺柴, 壽板 ‡
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	棺柴
	Kaohsiung	棺柴, 壽 ‡, 壽板 ‡
	Yilan	棺柴, 大壽 ‡, 壽板 ‡
	Changhua (Lukang)	棺柴, 大壽 ‡, 壽 ‡
	Taichung	棺柴, 棺木 ‡
	Taichung (Wuqi)	棺柴
	Tainan	棺柴, 板仔, 大厝 ‡, 壽板 ‡, 大壽 ‡, 壽 ‡
	Taitung	棺柴
	Hsinchu	棺柴, 大壽 ‡
	Kinmen	棺柴, 壽板 ‡, 壽枋 ‡, 大厝 ‡, 棺木 ‡
	Penghu (Magong)	棺柴, 壽 ‡
	Singapore (Hokkien)	棺柴, 大厝
	Manila (Hokkien)	棺柴, 棺
	Chaozhou	棺柴
	Shantou	棺柴
	Shantou (Chenghai)	棺柴
	Jieyang	棺柴, 大厝
	Haifeng	棺柴
	Bangkok (Teochew)	棺柴, 大厝
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	大厝, 四個半
	Singapore (Teochew)	棺柴
	Haikou	棺材, 壽板 †
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	棺材
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	棺材, 四塊半, 四合板, 壽木 †, 壽板 †
Wu	Shanghai	棺材, 壽材 †, 壽器 †
	Shanghai (Chongming)	棺材, 材, 壽材 †
	Suzhou	棺材, 壽材 †, 壽器 †
	Danyang	棺材, 壽材 †
	Hangzhou	棺材, 壽材 †
	Ningbo	棺材, 壽材 †
	Wenzhou	棺材, 枋
	Jinhua	棺材, 材, 壽材 †, 壽屋 †
Xiang	Changsha	棺材, 料, 棺木, 壽枋 †
	Loudi	棺材, 料, 長生 †, 壽器 †
	Shuangfeng	木, 大料
Note	† - prepared before one's death; ‡ - elegant form

• (wooden clappers): 梆子 (bāngzi); (Jin) 骨鹿子

Derived terms

• 木頭人／木头人 (mùtourén)
• 木頭公仔／木头公仔 (mùtou gōngzǎi)
• 木頭木腦／木头木脑

 

Descendants

• → Korean: 무투 (mutu, “log, timber”)

See also

• 柴禾 (cháihé)
• 柴火 (cháihuo)
• 木柴 (mùchái)
• (Hakka) 木樵 (mùqiáo)
• (literary, Min Nan) 柴草 (cháicǎo)