# 剃頭
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tìtóu
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄡˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tai$^3$ tau$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thi-thèu
    (Hailu, HRS): ti$^ˇ$ teu
* Jin (Wiktionary): ti$^3$ tou$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): tié-tàu
* Puxian Min (Putian, Pouseng Ping'ing): ti$^5$ tao$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): thih-thâu / thì-thâu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ti$^3$ tao$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$thi $^6$deu / $^5$thi $^2$deu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tìtóu
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tìtóu
*** Wade–Giles: tʻi$^4$-tʻou$^2$
*** Yale: tì-tóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tihtour
*** Palladius: титоу (titou)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tai$^3$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: tai tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tai$^3$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tei$^3$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɐi̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thi-thèu
*** Hakka Romanization System: ti teu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ti$^4$ teu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰi⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ti$^ˇ$ teu
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰi¹¹ tʰeu⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ti$^3$ tou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tʰi⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: tié-tàu
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(tʰ-)}$lau⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ti$^5$ tao$^2$ [Phonetic: ti$^1$ lao$^2$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi²¹⁻⁵⁵ $^{(tʰ-)}$lau¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thih-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: thih-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tihtaau
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tʰi(ʔ)⁵ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thì-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: thì-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tie'taau
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ti$^3$ tao$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thì thâu
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$thi $^6$deu
*** MiniDict: thi$^去$ deu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$thi $^3$deu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰi⁴⁴ dɤ²³/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^5$thi $^2$deu
*** MiniDict: thi$^去$ deu$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /tʰi⁵¹ døy²²³/

### Verb

剃頭
* to have one's hair shaved
* to have one's haircut; to have a haircut

#### Synonyms

* (to have one's haircut):
* 剪髮／剪发 (jiǎnfà)
* 理髮／理发 (lǐfà)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 理髮 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 理髮, 剃頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 剃頭, 理髮, 剪頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 剪頭髮 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 推頭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 理髮, 剃頭, 剪頭, 剪頭髮 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 剃頭, 理髮, 推頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 剃頭, 理髮 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 推頭, 理髮 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 剃頭, 理髮 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 剃頭, 理髮 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 剃頭, 剪頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 剃頭, 理髮, 推頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 剃頭, 理髮, 剪腦殼, 砍腦殼 humorous |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 理髮, 剃頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 剃頭, 理髮 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 剃頭, 理髮, 剪頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 剃頭, 飛髮 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shanglin (Sanli) | 飛頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 剪頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 剃頭, 剪頭, 理髮 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 剃頭, 理髮 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 飛髮, 剪頭髮, 剪髮, 剪頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 磨頭, 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 剃頭, 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 剪髮, 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 飛髮, 剪髮 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 飛髮, 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 刮頭, 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 剪毛, 剪頭 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 刮頭 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 刮頭 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 剃頭, 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 剃頭 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 剃頭, 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 剃頭, 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 剪髮, 飛髮, 理髮 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 剪頭髮 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 飛髮 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 剃頭, 飛髮 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 剃頭, 理髮 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 飛髮, 飛毛 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 剃頭, 飛髮 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 剃頭 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 剪髮 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 剪毛 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 剃頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 剃頭, 理髮 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 剃頭 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 剃頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 剃頭, 剪頭髮 of a female |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 剃頭, 剪頭, 鉸頭毛 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 剃頭, 剪頭, 鉸頭毛 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 剃頭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 剃頭, 剪頭, 鉸頭鬃 usually of a female |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 剃頭 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鉸頭毛 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鉸頭毛 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 剪頭, 剪頭毛 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 剃頭, 剪頭 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 剃頭, 鉸毛 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 剃頭, 鉸毛, 剪毛, 剪頭 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 剃頭, 鉸毛 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 剃頭 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 剃頭, 車毛 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 剃頭 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 剃頭, 剪髮 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 剃頭, 剪髮 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 剃頭 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 剃頭 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 剃頭, 飛髮 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 剃頭, 剃頭髮, 軋頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 剃頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 剃頭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 剃頭, 剪頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 剃頭, 理髮, 剪頭髮 of a female |
| Wu | Ningbo | 剃頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 剃頭 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 剃頭 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 剃頭, 剃頭殼 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 剃頭殼 |

#### Derived terms

* 一日剃頭，三日緣投／一日剃头，三日缘投
* 剃頭刀／剃头刀 (tìtóudāo)
* 剃頭囝／剃头囝
* 剃頭師／剃头师
* 剃頭店／剃头店 (tìtóudiàn)
* 剃頭廠子／剃头厂子
* 剃頭椅／剃头椅
* 剃頭的／剃头的 (tìtóude)
* 惡剃頭／恶剃头
* 歹剃頭／歹剃头
* 袂曉剃頭，拄著鬍鬚／袂晓剃头，拄著胡须
* 鬼剃頭／鬼剃头 (guǐtìtóu)

### References

* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “剃头”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 537.