枕頭

See also: 枕头

Chinese

		pillow	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (枕頭)		枕	頭
simp. (枕头)		枕	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhěntou

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˇ ˙ㄊㄡ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zen³ tou²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җынту (žɨntu, II-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zam² tau⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): zim² heu³
Gan (Wiktionary): ziin³ teu
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳ́m-thèu

(Hailu, HRS): zhim^ˊ teu

(Meixian, Guangdong): zem³ têu²
Jin (Wiktionary): zeng² tou¹
Northern Min (KCR): cěng-tê
Eastern Min (BUC): ciēng-tàu
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zing³ tao²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chím-thâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): zim² tao⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵tsen-deu / ⁵tsen₃-deu₂
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhen³ dou

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhěntou
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhěnto̊u
  - Wade–Giles: chên³-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: jěn-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeen.tou
  - Palladius: чжэньтоу (čžɛnʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zen³ tou²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zentou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sən⁵³ tʰəu²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җынту (žɨntu, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂəŋ⁵¹ tʰou²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zam² tau⁴
  - Yale: jám tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzam² tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zem² teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: zim² heu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sim⁵⁵ heu²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ziin³ teu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɨn²¹³⁻²¹ tʰɛu¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́m-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziim^ˋ teu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zim³ teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨm³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zhim^ˊ teu
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃim²⁴⁻³³ tʰeu⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zem³ têu²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡səm³¹ tʰeu¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zeng² tou¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡səŋ⁵³ tʰəu¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cěng-tê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seiŋ²¹ tʰe³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ciēng-tàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sieŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(tʰ-)nau⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zing³ tao² [Phonetic: zing² nao²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cîng-táu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ^(tʰ-)nau¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zing³ tao² [Phonetic: zing¹ nao²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ³³²⁻⁵⁵ ^(tʰ-)nau²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chím-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: tsím-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cymtaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sim⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zim² tao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsím thâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sim⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsen-deu
  - MiniDict: tsen^去 deu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsen-deu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³³ dɤ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsen₃-deu₂
  - MiniDict: tsen^上 deu^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sən⁵² døy³³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zhen³ dou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂən⁴¹ təu̯³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sən⁴¹ təu̯³/

Noun

枕頭

(countable) pillow (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c mn; 粒 mn)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 枕頭 (“pillow”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		枕頭
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	枕頭
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	枕頭
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	豆枕
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai	豆枕
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	枕頭
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	枕頭
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	枕頭
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	枕頭
	Wuhan	枕頭
	Guilin	枕頭
	Pingle	枕頭
	Luzhai	枕頭
	Nanning (Wuming)	枕頭
	Binyang (Nanjie)	枕頭
	Hechi (Yizhou)	枕頭
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	枕頭
	Tianlin (Langping)	枕頭
	Kokang	靠腦
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	枕頭
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	枕頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	枕頭
	Hong Kong	枕頭
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	枕頭
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	枕頭
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	枕頭
	Yangjiang	枕頭, 舔頭
	Wuzhou	枕頭
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	枕頭
	Hepu (Shatian)	枕頭
	Baise	枕頭
	Qinzhou	枕頭
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	枕頭
	Beihai	枕頭
	Beihai (Nankang)	枕頭
	Beihai (Yingpan)	枕頭
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	枕頭
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	枕頭
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	枕頭
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	枕頭
	Móng Cái	枕頭
Gan	Nanchang	枕頭
	Lichuan	枕頭
	Pingxiang	枕腦
Hakka	Meixian	枕頭
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	枕頭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	枕頭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	枕頭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	枕頭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	枕頭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	枕頭
	Hong Kong	枕頭
Jin	Taiyuan	枕頭
Northern Min	Jian'ou	枕頭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	枕頭
Southern Min	Xiamen	枕頭
	Singapore (Hokkien)	枕頭
	Manila (Hokkien)	枕頭
	Chaozhou	枕頭
	Shantou	枕頭
	Jieyang	枕頭
	Bangkok (Teochew)	枕頭
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	枕頭
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	枕頭
	Pontianak (Teochew)	枕頭
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	枕頭
Wu	Shanghai	枕頭
	Suzhou	枕頭
	Wenzhou	枕頭
Xiang	Changsha	枕頭
	Loudi	枕腦
	Shuangfeng	枕頭

Derived terms

乾魚與貓作枕頭 / 干鱼与猫作枕头
告枕頭狀 / 告枕头状
吹枕頭風 / 吹枕头风
枕頭囊 / 枕头囊
枕頭套 / 枕头套 (zhěntoutào)
枕頭套兒 / 枕头套儿
枕頭套子 / 枕头套子 (zhěntou tàozi)
枕頭官司 / 枕头官司
枕頭布 / 枕头布 (zhěntoubù)
枕頭席 / 枕头席 (zhěntouxí)
枕頭心 / 枕头心 (zhěntouxīn)
枕頭心兒 / 枕头心儿
枕頭心子 / 枕头心子
枕頭箱 / 枕头箱
枕頭肉 / 枕头肉
枕頭膽 / 枕头胆
枕頭衣 / 枕头衣
枕頭袋 / 枕头袋
枕頭風 / 枕头风
枕頭餅 / 枕头饼
繡花枕頭 / 绣花枕头 (xiùhuāzhěntou)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (枕頭):

→ Korean: 침두(枕頭) (chimdu)

Others:

→ Mongolian: ᠵᠢᠨᠲᠦᠦ (ǰintüü) / жинтүү (žintüü)