# 龍頭
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): lóngtóu
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nong$^2$ tou$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lung$^4$ tau$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lêng-thâu / liông-thâu
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$lon-deu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lóngtóu
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lóngtóu
*** Wade–Giles: lung$^2$-tʻou$^2$
*** Yale: lúng-tóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longtour
*** Palladius: лунтоу (luntou)
*** Sinological IPA : /lʊŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nong$^2$ tou$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lungtou
*** Sinological IPA : /noŋ²¹ tʰəu²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lung$^4$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: lùhng tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lung$^4$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lung$^4$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lʊŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$籠頭／笼头 龍頭／龙头
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: lîng-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lengtaau
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: liông-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: liongtaau
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$lon-deu
*** MiniDict: lon$^去$ deu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$lon-deu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /loŋ²² dɤ⁴⁴/

### Noun

龍頭
* leader
* leading product
* leading company; market leader
* tap (device controlling flow of water); faucet; spigot that dispenses liquid
* bicycle handlebar
* beginning (head) of a queue
    Antonym: 龍尾／龙尾
* leading edge (front end) of a mudslide
* figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat
* (archaic, historical) Alternative name for 狀元／状元 (zhuàngyuan, “zhuangyuan, person ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination”).
* (Suzhounese) postage stamp

#### Synonyms

* (leader):
* 大佬 (dàlǎo)
* 波士
* 老大 (lǎodà)
* 老頂／老顶
* 阿head
* 阿大 (ādà)
* 阿頭／阿头
* 領導／领导 (lǐngdǎo)
* 領導人／领导人 (lǐngdǎorén)
* 領導者／领导者 (lǐngdǎozhě)
* 領袖／领袖 (lǐngxiù)
* 領頭／领头 (lǐngtóu) (literary)
* 頭／头
* 頭仔／头仔 (Hakka)
* 頭兒／头儿 (tóur) (colloquial)
* 頭子／头子 (tóuzi) (colloquial, pejorative)
* 頭目／头目 (tóumù)
* 頭頭／头头 (tóutou) (colloquial)
* 首腦／首脑 (shǒunǎo)
* 首要 (shǒuyào)
* 首領／首领 (shǒulǐng)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 水龍頭, 龍頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 水龍頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 水龍頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 水龍頭, 水喉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 龍頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 水龍頭, 龍頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 水龍頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 水喉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 水喉, 龍頭, 龍喉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 水喉, 水龍頭 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 水喉 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 水喉 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 龍頭 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 水龍頭 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 水龍頭, 水喉 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 水龍頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 水龍頭 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 水龍頭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 水撰頭, 水頭 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 水撰頭, 水頭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 水撰頭, 水頭 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 水道頭 GT |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 水撰頭, 水撰 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 水龍頭 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 銅管, 銅管頭 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 水喉 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 水喉 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 水龍頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 水龍頭, 龍頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 龍頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 龍頭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 龍頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 龍頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 龍頭 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 龍頭 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
* (bicycle handlebar): (Sichuan) 龍頭兒／龙头儿
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 郵票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 郵票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 郵票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 郵票 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 郵票 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 郵票 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 郵票 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 郵票, 郵花兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 郵花, 郵票, 印花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 郵票, 郵花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 郵票 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 郵票 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 郵票 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 郵票 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 郵票 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 郵票 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 郵票, 士擔 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 郵票, 士擔 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 士擔 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 郵票, 士擔 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 郵票, 士擔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 郵票, 士擔 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 郵票, stamp, 士膽 dated, 公仔頭 dated |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 郵票, 士擔 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 郵票, 士擔 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 郵票 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 郵票 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 郵票 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 郵票 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 郵票 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 郵票 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 郵票 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 花仔紙, 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 尪仔頭, 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 郵票, 切手 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | stamp |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 郵票 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 郵票 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 郵票, 龍頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 郵票 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 郵花, 郵票 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 郵花, 郵票 |

#### Derived terms

* 太平龍頭／太平龙头
* 水龍頭／水龙头 (shuǐlóngtóu)
* 龍頭屬老成／龙头属老成
* 龍頭拐杖／龙头拐杖
* 龍頭老大／龙头老大
* 龍頭蛇尾／龙头蛇尾
* 龍頭鍘／龙头铡