拳頭

See also: 拳头

Chinese

		fist	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (拳頭)		拳	頭
simp. (拳头)		拳	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quántou, quántóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ, ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun⁴ tau⁴
• Gan (Wiktionary): qyon² teu
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): khièn-thèu / khiàn-thèu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): kian² têu²

• Northern Min (KCR): gṳ̂ing-tê
• Eastern Min (BUC): gùng-tàu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kûn-thâu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kung⁵ tao⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶jioe-deu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quántou
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuánto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüan²-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: chywán-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuan.tou
    • Palladius: цюаньтоу (cjuanʹtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quántóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuántóu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüan²-tʻou²
    • Yale: chywán-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuantour
    • Palladius: цюаньтоу (cjuanʹtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kyun⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: kyùhn tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kyn⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kün⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːn²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: qyon² teu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰyɵn²⁴ tʰɛu²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièn-thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: kienˇ teuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kian² teu²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯en¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiàn-thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: kianˇ teuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kian² teu²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯an¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: kian² têu²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰian¹¹ tʰeu¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gṳ̂ing-tê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyiŋ³³ tʰe³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gùng-tàu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(tʰ-)nau⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kûn-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: kûn-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuntaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kun¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kun²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kun²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kung⁵ tao⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khûng thâu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶jioe-deu
    • MiniDict: jioe^去 deu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jjyoe-deu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑyø²² dɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

拳頭

1. fist (Classifier: 隻／只; 雙／双)

   緊握拳頭／紧握拳头  ―  jǐnwò quántou  ―  to clench one's fists

   張開拳頭／张开拳头  ―  zhāngkāi quántou  ―  to loosen one's fists

2. (Southern Min) martial art that involves using only one's hands and legs (and not other weapons)

Synonyms

• (used to hit somebody) 老拳 (lǎoquán)

Dialectal synonyms of 拳頭 (“fist”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		拳
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		拳頭, 拳
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	拳頭
	Taiwan	拳頭
	Ulanhot	拳頭
	Tongliao	拳頭
	Chifeng	拳頭
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	拳頭
	Harbin	拳頭
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	拳頭, 拳
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	拳頭
	Wanrong	槌頭子
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	槌骨嘟
	Zhengzhou	槌
	Xi'an	槌頭子
	Xining	槌頭, 槌骨嘟
	Xuzhou	皮槌, 槌頭子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	槌頭
	Bayanhot	拳頭, 槌頭
	Lanzhou	槌頭
	Ürümqi	槌頭
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	砣子, 皮砣子, 掟子
	Wuhan	拳頭, 槌子
	Guiyang	槌頭, 槌槌, 砣砣, 皮砣砣, 皮砣
	Kunming	拳頭
	Guilin	拳頭
	Liuzhou	拳頭
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	拳頭
	Yangzhou	拳頭
	Nantong	拳頭
	Hefei	拳頭
Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	槌頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	拳頭
	Hong Kong	拳頭
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	拳頭
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	拳頭公
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	拳頭
	Taishan	拳頭
	Dongguan	拳頭牯, 拳頭
	Yangjiang	拳頭, 槌頭
	Xinyi	拳槌
	Nanning	拳頭, 拳槌
	Wuzhou	拳頭, 拳槌
	Yulin	拳槌
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	拳頭, 槌頭
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	拳頭
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	拳頭
Gan	Nanchang	拳頭, 槌頭
	Lichuan	拳頭
	Pingxiang	槌頭牯
Hakka	Meixian	拳頭
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	拳頭
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	拳牯
	Wengyuan	拳頭
	Liannan	拳
	Jiexi	拳頭牯
	Luhe	拳頭牯
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	拳頭嫲牯
	Changting	拳頭
	Wuping	拳頭
	Wuping (Yanqian)	拳頭
	Ninghua	拳頭牯, 拳頭
	Yudu	拳頭牯, 拳頭
	Ningdu	拳頭腦
	Shicheng	拳頭牯
	Tonggu (Sandu)	拳頭
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	拳頭
	Dayu	拳頭
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	拳頭嫲, 拳頭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	拳頭嫲, 拳頭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	拳頭嫲, 拳頭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	拳頭嫲, 拳頭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	拳頭嫲, 拳頭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	拳頭嫲, 拳頭
	Hong Kong	拳頭, 拳頭牯
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	拳頭
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	拳頭
	Xinyi (Sihe)	拳頭
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	拳頭
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	拳頭
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	拳頭
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	拳捶
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	拳, 拳頭
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	拳頭
	Mengshan (Xihe)	拳
	Luchuan	拳
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	槌
	Senai (Huiyang)	拳頭
Huizhou	Jixi	拳頭
Jin	Taiyuan	圪都, 槌頭, 槌, 拳頭
	Pingyao	圪都, 槌頭子
	Xinzhou	拳頭, 圪督子, 槌頭
	Taibus (Baochang)	拳頭
	Linhe	槌頭
	Jining	拳頭
	Hohhot	拳頭, 槌頭, 圪頭, 圪都
	Baotou	拳頭
	Dongsheng	拳頭
	Haibowan	槌頭
Northern Min	Jian'ou	拳頭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	拳頭母, 拳頭
	Fuqing	拳頭, 拳頭母
Southern Min	Xiamen	拳頭母, 拳頭
	Quanzhou	拳頭母, 拳頭
	Jinjiang	拳頭母
	Yongchun	拳頭母
	Zhangzhou	拳頭母, 拳頭
	Zhao'an	拳頭, 拳頭母
	Dongshan	拳頭母
	Taipei	拳頭母
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	拳頭母
	Kaohsiung	拳頭母, 拳頭
	Yilan	拳頭, 拳頭母
	Changhua (Lukang)	拳頭, 拳頭母
	Taichung	拳頭母
	Taichung (Wuqi)	拳頭母
	Tainan	拳頭母
	Taitung	拳頭母
	Hsinchu	拳頭, 拳頭母
	Kinmen	拳頭
	Penghu (Magong)	拳頭, 拳頭母
	Penang (Hokkien)	拳頭母
	Manila (Hokkien)	拳頭母
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	拳頭, 拳頭母
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	拳頭母
	Chaozhou	拳頭母
	Shantou	拳頭母, 拳頭
	Jieyang	拳頭母
	Haifeng	拳頭
	Bangkok (Teochew)	拳頭
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	拳頭
	Wenchang	拳母, 拳頭母
	Haikou	拳母, 拳
Puxian Min	Putian	拳頭
	Xianyou	拳頭牯
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	拳頭, 拳槌
Shehua	Fu'an	拳頭
	Fuding	拳頭
	Luoyuan	拳頭
	Sanming	拳頭
	Shunchang	拳頭
	Hua'an	拳頭
	Cangnan	拳頭
	Jingning (Hexi)	拳頭牯
	Lishui	鋤頭牯
	Longyou	鋤頭牯
	Chaozhou	拳頭
	Fengshun	拳頭牯
Wu	Shanghai	拳頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	拳頭
	Suzhou	拳頭
	Wuxi	拳頭
	Danyang	拳頭
	Hangzhou	拳頭
	Ningbo	拳頭
	Wenzhou	拳, 拳頭
	Jinhua	拳, 拳頭
Xiang	Changsha	拳頭牯
	Loudi	槌頭牯, 槌頭
	Shuangfeng	槌頭牯
	Quanzhou	拳頭

• (martial art): 拳術／拳术 (quánshù)

Derived terms

• 拍拳頭／拍拳头 (phah kûn-thâu) (Min Nan)
• 拍拳頭，賣膏藥／拍拳头，卖膏药
• 拳頭上站的人，肐膊上走的馬／拳头上站的人，肐膊上走的马
• 拳頭商品／拳头商品
• 拳頭嫲／拳头嫲
• 拳頭母／拳头母
• 拳頭牯／拳头牯
• 拳頭產品／拳头产品
• 晚娘的拳頭，雲裡的日頭／晚娘的拳头，云里的日头
• 鐵拳頭／铁拳头

 

References

• “Entry #5999”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.