More information chief; head, head; (noun suffix) ... chief; head head; (noun suffix) trad. (魁頭) 魁 頭 simp. (魁头) 魁 头 Close Etymology 1 Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): kuítóu (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ Cantonese (Jyutping): fui1 tau4 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: kuítóu Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ Tongyong Pinyin: kuéitóu Wade–Giles: kʻuei2-tʻou2 Yale: kwéi-tóu Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kweitour Palladius: куйтоу (kujtou) Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: fui1 tau4 Yale: fūi tàuh Cantonese Pinyin: fui1 tau4 Guangdong Romanization: fui1 teo4 Sinological IPA (key): /fuːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/ Verb 魁頭 to not wear a hat or cap Etymology 2 Pronunciation Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khe-thâu / khoe-thâu Southern Min (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khe-thâu Tâi-lô: khe-thâu Phofsit Daibuun: qe'taau IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/ IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe³³ tʰau²⁴/ (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoe-thâu Tâi-lô: khue-thâu Phofsit Daibuun: qoe'taau IPA (Xiamen): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/ IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/ Noun 魁頭 (Hokkien) ends of a coffin (especially the front of a coffin) Synonyms (Wu) 和頭／和头