# 抽頭
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chōutóu
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡ ㄊㄡˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cau$^1$ tau$^4$
* Puxian Min (Putian, Pouseng Ping'ing): tiu$^1$ tao$^2$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiu-thâu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chōutóu
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄡ ㄊㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: choutóu
*** Wade–Giles: chʻou$^1$-tʻou$^2$
*** Yale: chōu-tóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choutour
*** Palladius: чоутоу (čoutou)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cau$^1$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: chāu tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsau$^1$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ceo$^1$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: tiu$^1$ tao$^2$ [Phonetic: tiu$^5$ lao$^2$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiu⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(tʰ-)}$lau¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiu-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: thiu-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tiu'taau
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiu³³ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

### Verb

抽頭
* to take a cut of the winnings when gambling
* to profit from someone else
* to receive a commission or kickback
* to leave; to escape; to get away
* (Cantonese) to overtake a vehicle suddenly

#### Synonyms

* (take a cut of the winnings): 抽水 (chōushuǐ), 拈頭／拈头, (Puxian Min) 抾頭／抾头
* (leave; escape; get away): 抽身 (chōushēn), 脫身／脱身 (tuōshēn)
* (overtake): (Cantonese) 扒頭／扒头 (paa4 tau4)

### Noun

抽頭
* (Wu) drawer

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 抽屜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 抽屜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 抽屜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 抽屜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 抽屜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 抽屜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 抽斗, 抽屜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 抽屜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 抽匣, 抽屜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 抽屜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 抽屜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 抽屜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 抽抽, 抽抽兒, 抽屜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 屜子, 抽屜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 箱箱, 抽屜, 抽箱 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 抽屜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 櫃桶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 抽屜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 抽屜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 抽屜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 抽屜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 抽屜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 抽屜, 抽定 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 抽屜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 抽屜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 拖桶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 拖箱 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 櫃檯桶 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 櫃檯桶, 拖桶 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 拖桶 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 拖桶 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 拖桶 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 拖桶 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 拖桶 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 櫃桶 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 櫃桶 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 抽屜 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 抽斗 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 抽斗 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 拖格, 抽格 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 櫃桶 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 櫃檯桶 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 櫃桶 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 拖箱 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 拖箱 |
| Hakka | Zijin | 拖箱 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 推箱 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 檯箱 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 櫃桶 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 馱箱格 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 拖格 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 拖箱格 |
| Hakka | Changting | 推箱 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 拖格 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 櫥層 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 抽箱 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 拖箱 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 抽箱 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 抽箱 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 拖仔, 拖箱仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 拖仔, 拖箱仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 拖仔, 拖箱仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 拖, 拖箱 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 拖仔, 拖箱 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 拖箱, 櫃拖 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 拖箱 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 拖桶 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 拖桶 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 櫃推 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 櫃推 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 拖桶 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 拖桶 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 拖桶 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 櫃桶 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 拖桶 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 櫃桶 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 拖格 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 抽屜, 裝臺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 抽屜, 抽盒盒, 抽斗斗 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 抽屜子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 桌櫥 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 屜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 屜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 桌抽 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 屜 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 桌簏 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 桌櫃 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 桌屜 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 桌簏 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 桌櫃 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 抽屜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 屜, 屜抽, 桌屜 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 屜, 桌屜, 屜櫃 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 屜桌 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 屜抽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 屜 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 屜仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 屜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 屜仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 屜仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 屜 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 屜仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 屜仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 屜 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 櫥屜 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 屜 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 屜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 屜, 桌屜, 屜櫃, 㧣篋 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 屜, 屜桌, 屜櫃 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 床格, 床櫃格, 格 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 床櫃肚, 床櫃格, 格 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 拖肚 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 床格 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 櫃格 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 格 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 篋 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 篋 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 篋 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 篋 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 篋 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 篋 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 篋 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 櫃桶 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 櫃桶 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 櫃桶 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 抽屜, 抽斗, 抽頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 抽頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 抽屜, 抽頭 suburbs |
| Wu | Danyang | 抽屜 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 抽斗 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 抽斗 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 格, 櫃格, 櫥格, 格斗 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 暗槽, 抽屜 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 屜子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 屜子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 屜子 |

### 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), “抽头”, 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 541.