# 前頭
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qiántou
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qian$^2$ tou$^2$ / qian$^2$ tou$^{2-1}$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): qiántou
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): ciéntou
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cin$^4$ tau$^4$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): cin$^4$ taau$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): qien$^2$ teu
* Jin (Wiktionary): qie$^1$ tou$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-thâu / chiân-thiô / chûiⁿ-thâu / chêng-thâu
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): zai$^5$ tao$^5$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): zin$^4$ dau$^4$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^6$zhi-deu$_6$ / $^2$zhie-deu$_2$ / $^2$zie-deu$_2$ / $^2$jien-dei$_2$ / $^2$zhi-deu$_2$
** (Jinhua): $^2$siaa-tieu$_3$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): zienn$^2$ dou
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): jjinn$^2$ ddieu$^{2*}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiántou
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciánto̊u
*** Wade–Giles: chʻien$^2$-tʻou$^5$
*** Yale: chyán-tou
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyan.tou
*** Palladius: цяньтоу (cjanʹtou)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: qian$^2$ tou$^2$ / qian$^2$ tou$^{2-1}$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kiantou / kiantou
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹ tʰəu²¹/, /t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹ tʰəu²¹⁻⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: qiántou
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiã²⁴ tʰɤu/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: ciéntou [Phonetic: ciěntou]
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): cien$^2$ tou$^0$ [Phonetic: cien$^3$ tou$^0$]
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiẽ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰəɯ/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cin$^4$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: chìhn tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsin$^4$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qin$^4$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiːn²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: cin$^4$ taau$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰin²¹ tʰau²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: qien$^2$ teu
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴ tʰɛu²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: qie$^1$ tou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰie¹¹ tʰəu⁴⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: tsiân-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cientaau
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-thiô
*** Tâi-lô: tsiân-thiô
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cientiooi
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² tʰio²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chûiⁿ-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: tsuînn-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zvui'taau
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: tsîng-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zengtaau
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
** (Leizhou)
*** Leizhou Pinyin: zai$^5$ tao$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sai²² tʰau²²/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: zin$^4$ dau$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sin²¹ təu²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zhi-deu$_6$
*** MiniDict: zhi$^去$ deu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$xxi-deu$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑi²² dɤ⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Chongming)
*** Wugniu: $^2$zhie-deu$_2$
*** MiniDict: zhie$^平$ deu$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɕʑie²⁴ dɵ⁵⁵/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$zie-deu$_2$
*** MiniDict: zie$^平$ deu$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /zɪ²² døy³³/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$jien-dei$_2$
*** MiniDict: jien$^平$ dei$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /d͡ʑiẽ̞²² dei³⁴/
** (Northern: Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^2$zhi-deu$_2$
*** MiniDict: zhi$^平$ deu$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ʑi²² dœʏ⁵¹/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^2$siaa-tieu$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /sia³³ tiu⁵³⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zienn$^2$ dou
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡si̯ẽ¹³ təu̯³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /t͡ɕi̯ẽ¹³ təu̯³/
** (Loudi)
*** Wiktionary: jjinn$^2$ ddieu$^{2*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /d͡ʑĩ¹³ di̯ɤ¹³⁻³³/

### Noun

前頭
* in front; at the head; ahead; above; first
       Wǒ bǎ chǒuhuà shuō zài qiántou, nǐ kě bié bù gāoxìng. [Pinyin]
       Let me say these frank words first; please don't be offended by them.

#### Synonyms

* 前方 (qiánfāng)
* 前邊／前边
* 前面 (qiánmiàn)
* 頭裡／头里 (tóuli) (colloquial)
* 頭陣／头阵 (Hokkien)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 前面, 前邊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 前頭, 前邊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 前面, 前頭, 前邊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 前邊兒拉, 前邊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 前面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 前面 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 前頭, 前邊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 前邊兒, 前面兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 前頭, 前邊兒, 前面兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 前頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 前頭, 頭裡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 前頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 前頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 前頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 前頭, 前面 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 前頭, 前邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 前頭, 前面, 前邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 前頭, 前面 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 前頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 前頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 前頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 前便, 前面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 前便, 前面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 面前 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 前面 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 前便, 面前 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 前 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 前面, 前頭 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 面前 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 前便 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 前頭 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 前頭 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 面前 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 前背 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 前邊 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 前面 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 前面 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Changting | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 前高 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 前邊 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 前邊 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 面前 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 前頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 前頭, 前面 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 前頭, 頭前 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 頭前 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 前首, 前首勢, 前首邊 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 前兜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 前兜 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 前兜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頭前, 面頭前 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 頭前, 面頭前 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 面頭前, 面前, 前面 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頭前, 面頭前 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 頭前, 前爿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 前爿 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 頭前, 頭面前 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 面前, 前爿 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 前頭 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 面頭前, 前面 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 前邊 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 前面, 面前 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 面前 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 面前, 面頭前, 前 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 前頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 前頭, 前面 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 前頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 前頭, 前面 |
| Wu | Danyang | 前頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 前頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 前頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 門前, 門先 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 前頭, 前面 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 前頭, 頭前 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 前頭 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 前頭 |

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 前 | 頭 |
| まえ Grade: 2 | かしら > がしら Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi ||
前 (“front”) +‎ 頭 (“head; chief”)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) まえがしら [màégáꜜshìrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
* IPA: [ma̠e̞ɡa̠ɕiɾa̠]

#### Noun

前(まえ)頭(がしら) • (maegashira)
* maegashira

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 前 | 頭 |
| ぜん Grade: 2 | とう Grade: 2 |
| goon | kan'on |
前 (“front”) +‎ 頭 (“head”)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ぜんとー [zèńtóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [d͡zẽ̞nto̞ː]

#### Noun

前(ぜん)頭(とう) • (zentō)
* (anatomy) the front of the head
    Antonym: 後頭 (kōtō)
    Meronyms: 前頭筋 (zentōkin), 前頭骨 (zentōkotsu), 前頭葉 (zentōyō)
    Coordinate term: 側頭 (sokutō)

#### See also

* 前(ぜん)頭(とう)部(ぶ) (zentōbu)