# 木頭
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): mùtou
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): muk$^6$ tau$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): muh$^6$ teu
* Jin (Wiktionary): meh$^4$ tou$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bo̍k-thâu
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$moq-deu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mùtou
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mùto̊u
*** Wade–Giles: mu$^4$-tʻou$^5$
*** Yale: mù-tou
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muh.tou
*** Palladius: мутоу (mutou)
*** Sinological IPA : /mu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: muk$^6$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: muhk tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: muk$^9$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mug$^6$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /mʊk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: muh$^6$ teu
*** Sinological IPA : /muʔ⁵ tʰɛu²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: meh$^4$ tou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /məʔ² tʰəu⁴⁵/
* wood;
* wooden clappers.

### Noun

木頭
* wood; log; timber (Classifier: 塊／块 m; 根 m)
* Alternative name for 木頭人／木头人 (mùtourén).
* (dialectal, euphemistic) coffin
* (Jin, opera, music) wooden clappers (small, rectangular, high-pitched wood block used in Jin opera)

#### Synonyms

* (wood):
* 木料 (mùliào)
* 木材 (mùcái)
* 材幹／材干 (cáigān) (Classical Chinese)
* 柴塊／柴块 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
* 柴料 (Hokkien)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 木頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 木頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 木頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 木頭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 木頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 木頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 木頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 木頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 木頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 木頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 木頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 木 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 木 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 木頭 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 木頭 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 樹料, 木頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 木頭 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 柴 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 柴 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 柴 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 木頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 木頭, 樹 log |
| Xiang | Changsha | 木頭 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 樹 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 棺, 木, 棺木 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 棺材, 棺木, 壽材 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 棺材, 材 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 棺材 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 棺材 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 棺材, 坷漏 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 壽木 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 枋, 棺子, 棺材, 材, 壽材 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 棺材, 棺木, 壽材 † |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 棺材, 壽板 †, 壽材 † |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 棺材, 枋子, 壽枋 †, 壽木 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 棺材, 壽木 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 木頭, 大木, 材子, 老家 †, 大老家 †, 壽木 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 棺材 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 棺木, 棺材, 四塊半, 壽枋 †, 壽板 †, 長生板 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 棺材 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 棺材 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 棺材, 壽木 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 棺材 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 棺材, 四塊板, 壽材 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 棺材, 四塊半, 四塊板, 四方竇, 長生板 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 棺材, 四塊半, 長生板, 壽板 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 棺材, 壽板 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 棺材, 壽板 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 壽木 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 木, 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 棺材, 四塊半, 木訥, 壽材 †, 壽方 † |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 棺材, 四塊半, 壽板 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 棺材 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Gan | Lichuan | 棺材, 壽木 †, 壽材 † |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 棺材, 長生, 料, 壽樹 † |
| Hakka | Meixian | 棺材, 棺木, 長生板, 壽材 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 長生 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 棺材, 壽枋 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 棺材, 長生 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 長生, 大屋 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 木頭 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 木頭 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 壽棺材 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 長生大屋, 長生板 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 棺木 |
| Hakka | Changting | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 木頭 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 棺木, 福板 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 長生木 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 木頭 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 壽木, 老屋, 壽具, 蓄樹 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 棺材, 壽床, 老屋, 壽木 † |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 萬年床 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 壽櫃 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 壽材 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 棺材, 壽房 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 長生 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 長生, 壽板 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 壽 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 棺材, 壽板, 棺木 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 棺材, 四塊半, 長生板 |
| Hakka | Senai (Hepo) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 棺樵, 大屋 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 棺材 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 棺材, 材, 壽材 †, 壽木 † |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 棺材, 壽材 †, 壽木 † |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 棺材, 壽器 †, 大頭 † |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 棺木, 四塊板 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 棺材, 棺木, 壽板 † |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 棺柴, 棺, 壽板 †, 壽柴, 大厝 dated |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 棺柴, 棺, 壽柴 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 壽板, 老壽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 棺柴, 棺, 壽板 †, 壽柴 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 棺柴, 大壽 ‡, 壽板 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 棺柴, 大壽 ‡ |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 棺柴, 壽板 ‡ |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 棺柴, 壽 ‡, 壽板 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 棺柴, 大壽 ‡, 壽板 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 棺柴, 大壽 ‡, 壽 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 棺柴, 棺木 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 棺柴, 板仔, 大厝 ‡, 壽板 ‡, 大壽 ‡, 壽 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 棺柴, 大壽 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 棺柴, 壽板 ‡, 壽枋 ‡, 大厝 ‡, 棺木 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 棺柴, 壽 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 棺柴, 大厝 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 棺柴, 棺 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 棺柴, 大厝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 棺柴, 大厝 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 大厝, 四個半 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 棺材, 壽板 † |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 棺材 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 棺材, 四塊半, 四合板, 壽木 †, 壽板 † |
| Wu | Shanghai | 棺材, 壽材 †, 壽器 † |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 棺材, 材, 壽材 † |
| Wu | Suzhou | 棺材, 壽材 †, 壽器 † |
| Wu | Danyang | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Wu | Ningbo | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 棺材, 枋 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 棺材, 材, 壽材 †, 壽屋 † |
| Xiang | Changsha | 棺材, 料, 棺木, 壽枋 † |
| Xiang | Loudi | 棺材, 料, 長生 †, 壽器 † |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 木, 大料 |
| Note | † - prepared before one's death; ‡ - elegant form | † - prepared before one's death; ‡ - elegant form |
* (wooden clappers): 梆子 (bāngzi); (Jin) 骨鹿子

#### Derived terms

* 木頭人／木头人 (mùtourén)
* 木頭公仔／木头公仔 (mùtou gōngzǎi)
* 木頭木腦／木头木脑

#### Descendants

* → Korean: 무투 (mutu, “log, timber”)

#### See also

* 柴禾 (cháihé)
* 柴火 (cháihuo)
* 木柴 (mùchái)
* (Hakka) 木樵 (mùqiáo)
* (literary, Min Nan) 柴草 (cháicǎo)