# 花頭
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huātou
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄊㄡ
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^1$ho-deu / $^1$ho-deu$_2$ / $^1$hua-dei$_2$
** (Jinhua): $^1$hua-tieu$_2$
* Mandarin
** (Beijing)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huātou
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄊㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huato̊u
*** Wade–Giles: hua$^1$-tʻou$^5$
*** Yale: hwā-tou
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hua.tou
*** Palladius: хуатоу (xuatou)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯ä⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ho-deu
*** MiniDict: ho$^平$ deu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$ho-deu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ho⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/
** (Northern: Chongming, Suzhou, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ho-deu$_2$
*** MiniDict: ho$^平$ deu$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ho⁵⁵ dɵ⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ho⁴⁴ døy/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ho³³ dœʏ⁵¹/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$hua-dei$_2$
*** MiniDict: hua$^平$ dei$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /hua³³ dei³⁴/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^1$hua-tieu$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /huɑ³³ tiu⁵⁵/

### Noun

花頭
* (Beijing Mandarin) foam of an alcoholic beverage
* (Eastern Min, Wu) pattern
       $^8$geq $^6$zhian-deu-gheq $^1$ho-deu $^6$lau $^5$hau-khoe-gheq [Wugniu]
       The pattern on this wall is pretty.
* (Wu) skill; ability
* (Wu, often negative) prospect; future
    Synonym: 花露水
       $^5$tsu $^5$shiau-san-i $^6$zy $^6$m-sa $^1$ho-deu-gheq [Wugniu]
       There isn't much of a prospect in running small enterprises.
* (Wu) solution; trick
    Synonyms: 花樣／花样, 花樣經／花样经, 花頭經／花头经
* (Wu) marvel; subtlety
* (Wu) result
* (Wu) inappropriate sexual or romantic relationship
       $^1$li-toq$_0$ $^2$lian-ka$_1$-deu$_2$ $^2$jion $^3$tsau $^6$zeu $^6$yeu $^1$ho-deu$_2$-keq$_7$ $^2$moe-teq$_7$-kou$_5$ $^8$beq-gnin$_2$ $^2$moe-feq$_7$-kou$_5$ $^6$ngou $^0$keq [Wugniu]
       Those two have been having alone time for a while now; they may be able to fool others but they can't dupe me.
* (Hangzhounese) event; situation
    沒啥花頭／没啥花头 [Hangzhounese] ― $^8$meq-sa$_3$ $^1$hua-dei$_2$ [Wugniu] ― Nothing much (lit. Not much happening)

#### Synonyms

* (pattern): 花紋／花纹 (huāwén) (Standard)
* (skill): 本領／本领
* (prospect): 前途
* (marvel): 奧妙／奥妙
* (solution): 辦法／办法
* (event):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 事 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 事情, 事 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 事兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 事 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 事 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 事情, 事 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 事兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 事情, 事 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 事情, 事 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 事情, 事 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 事情, 事 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 事情, 事 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 事 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 事, 事幹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 事, 事幹 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 事, 事幹 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 事 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 事 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 事 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 事 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 事情, 事 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 事情 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 事情 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 事情 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 事情 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 事情 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 事情 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 事情, 事 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 事 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 事計, 事 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 事計 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 事計 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 代誌, 物件 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 代誌, 物件 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 事 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 事 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 事 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 事 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 事 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 事 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 事 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 事 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 事 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 事體, 代誌, 出數 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 事體, 代誌 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 事體, 代誌 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 事體, 代誌 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 事體, 代誌, 出數 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 事體, 代誌 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 事體, 代誌 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 事幹 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 事體 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 事體 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 花頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 事體 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 事體, 事幹 dated |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 事體, 事幹 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 事幹 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 路徑, 路, 路子徑, 路子, 事 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 道路, 事 |