個頭

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See also: 个头

Chinese

		(a measure word); individual	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (個頭)		個	頭
simp. (个头)		个	头

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gètóu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): go³ tau^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gètóu → gètou (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ → ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄊㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gèto̊u
  - Wade–Giles: ko⁴-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: gè-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geh.tour
  - Palladius: гэтоу (gɛtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ → /kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (個頭兒／个头儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gètóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gètóur
  - Wade–Giles: ko⁴-tʻou²-ʼrh
  - Yale: gè-tóur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gehtourl
  - Palladius: гэтоур (gɛtour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: go³ tau^4-2
  - Yale: go táu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: go³ tau^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: go³ teo^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

個頭

height; build; stature

Synonyms

個／个 (chiefly refers to height)
個子／个子 (gèzi) (chiefly refers to height)
形體／形体 (xíngtǐ)
漢草／汉草 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
衣架 (yījià) (figurative)
衣架子 (yījiàzi) (figurative)
袤 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
身材 (shēncái)
身架子 (seng¹ jia³ zeh) (Jin)
身段 (shēnduàn) (of a woman)
身胚 (Hakka)
身裝／身装 (Hakka)
骨塊／骨块 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
體型／体型 (tǐxíng)
體形／体形 (tǐxíng)
體態／体态 (tǐtài) (including posture)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gè tóu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): go³ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gè tóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gè tóu
  - Wade–Giles: ko⁴ tʻou²
  - Yale: gè tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geh tour
  - Palladius: гэ тоу (gɛ tou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: go³ tau⁴
  - Yale: go tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: go³ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: go³ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Phrase

個頭

(slang, mildly rude) my ass; my arse

Synonyms

你個頭／你个头 (nǐ gè tóu)
你妹 (nǐmèi)
你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā)
個鬼／个鬼

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