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
Min Dong (BUC): kī-tàu
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): khí-thâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki² tao⁵

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): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ 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 Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi` teuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kī-tàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi³³⁻²¹ ^(tʰ-)lau⁵³/
Min Nan
- (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/

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):

率先 (shuàixiān)
帶頭／带头 (dàitóu)
擎頭／擎头 (Hakka)

牽頭／牵头 (qiāntóu)
領頭／领头 (lǐngtóu) (colloquial)

(to begin):

Synonyms of 起頭

伊始 (yīshǐ) (literary)
肇始 (zhàoshǐ) (literary)
肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)
萌 (méng) (literary, or in compounds)
起始 (qǐshǐ)
起手 (Cantonese, Min Dong)

權輿／权舆 (quányú) (literary)
發端／发端 (fāduān)
發軔／发轫 (fārèn) (literary)
開始／开始 (kāishǐ)
開首／开首 (kāishǒu) (Beijing)

Derived terms

萬事起頭難／万事起头难 (wànshì qǐtóu nán)

Noun

起頭

beginning

Synonyms

Synonyms of 起頭

伊始 (yīshǐ) (literary)
序幕 (xùmù) (figurative)
肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)
萌 (méng) (literary)
起始 (qǐshǐ)
首端 (shǒuduān)

發端／发端 (fāduān)
起頭先／起头先 (Min Dong)
開始／开始 (kāishǐ)
開端／开端 (kāiduān)
開頭／开头 (kāitóu)

Adverb

起頭

in the beginning; at first; originally

Synonyms

Synonyms of 起頭

先前 (Wu)
初初 (Cantonese, Min Nan)
原先 (yuánxiān)
原初 (yuánchū)
原底 (yuándǐ) (chiefly Cantonese, Min Nan)
原旦 (Hakka)
原本 (yuánběn)
在本 (Min Nan)
始初 (shǐchū) (literary)
早先 (Wu)
最初 (zuìchū)
本底 (Min Nan)
本底子 (Wu, dated)
本成 (Min Nan)
本然 (Min Nan)
本生 (běnshēng) (Wu)
自本 (Min Nan)
起先 (qǐxiān)
起初 (qǐchū)
起始 (qǐshǐ)
起手 (qǐshǒu)

起首 (qǐshǒu) (literary, or Guangzhou Cantonese)
一插手兒／一插手儿 (yīchāshǒur) (Beijing)
一開始／一开始 (yīkāishǐ)
上頭仔／上头仔 (Min Nan)
乍出猛兒／乍出猛儿 (zhàchūměngr) (Beijing)
先頭／先头 (Wu)
劈頭／劈头 (pītóu)
原來／原来 (yuánlái)
原本榻裡／原本榻里 (Wu)
寢頭／寝头 (Min Nan)
就跟兒／就跟儿 (jiùgēnr) (Beijing)
本來／本来 (běnlái)
本則來／本则来 (Wu, dated)
當初／当初 (dāngchū)
當初時／当初时 (Min Nan)
舊底／旧底 (Min Nan)
開先／开先 (Xiang)
開初／开初 (kāichū)
頭仔／头仔 (Min Nan)
頭起先／头起先 (Min Nan)
頭頭 (Cantonese, Min Dong, Min Nan)

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