龍頭
See also: 龙头
Chinese
| dragon; imperial; surname | head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (龍頭) | 龍 | 頭 | |
| simp. (龙头) | 龙 | 头 | |
| Literally: “dragon's head”. | |||
Pronunciation
Noun
龍頭
- leader
- leading product
- leading company; market leader
- tap (device controlling flow of water); faucet; spigot that dispenses liquid
- bicycle handlebar
- beginning (head) of a queue
- leading edge (front end) of a mudslide
- figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat
- (archaic, historical) Alternative name for 狀元／状元 (zhuàngyuan, “zhuangyuan, person ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination”).
- (Suzhou Wu) postage stamp
Synonyms
- (leader):
Synonyms of 龍頭
Dialectal synonyms of 水龍頭 (“tap; faucet”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 水龍頭, 龍頭 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 水龍頭 |
| Wanrong | 龍頭 | |
| Wuhan | 水龍頭, 龍頭 | |
| Liuzhou | 水喉 | |
| Malaysia | 水龍頭 | |
| Singapore | 水龍頭, 水喉 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 水喉, 龍頭, 龍喉 |
| Hong Kong | 水喉 | |
| Dongguan | 水喉 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 水喉 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 龍頭 |
| Lichuan | 水龍頭 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 水龍頭, 水喉 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 水龍頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 水龍頭 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 水龍頭 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 水撰頭, 水頭 |
| Quanzhou | 水撰頭, 水頭 | |
| Zhangzhou | 水撰頭, 水頭 | |
| Tainan | 水道頭 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 水撰頭, 水撰 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 水龍頭 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 銅管, 銅管頭 | |
| Shantou | 水喉 | |
| Leizhou | 水喉 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 水龍頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 水龍頭, 龍頭 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 龍頭 | |
| Suzhou | 龍頭 | |
| Danyang | 龍頭 | |
| Hangzhou | 龍頭 | |
| Ningbo | 龍頭 | |
| Xiang | Loudi | 龍頭 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Dialectal synonyms of 郵票 (“postage stamp”) [map]
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