# 頭前
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thèu-chhièn
* Jin (Wiktionary): tou$^1$ qie$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): tê-cîng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): thâu-chêng / thâu-chûiⁿ / thâu-châiⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): tao$^5$ zoin$^5$ / tao$^5$ zain$^5$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): dou$^2$ zienn$^2$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): dou$^2$ jien$^2$
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thèu-chhièn
*** Hakka Romanization System: teu$^ˇ$ qien$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: teu$^2$ qian$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰeu̯¹¹ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: tou$^1$ qie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tʰəu¹¹ t͡ɕʰie¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: tê-cîng
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰe³³ t͡siŋ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines, Penang, Medan, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-chêng
*** Tâi-lô: thâu-tsîng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tauzeeng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Philippines): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Penang): /tʰau²³⁻²¹ t͡seŋ²³/
*** IPA (Singapore): /tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ t͡seŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡siɪŋ¹³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-chûiⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: thâu-tsuînn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tauzvuii
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡suĩ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Tong'an)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-châiⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: thâu-tsâinn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tauzvaai
*** IPA (Tong'an): /tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sãi²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: tao$^5$ zoin$^5$ / tao$^5$ zain$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thâu tsôiⁿ / thâu tsâiⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵⁵/, /tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sãĩ⁵⁵/
* tao5 zoin5 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
* tao5 zain5 - Jieyang.

### Noun

頭前
* (Hakka, Jin, Northern Min, Southern Min, Xiang) in front; ahead

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 前面, 前邊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 前頭, 前邊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 前面, 前頭, 前邊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 前邊兒拉, 前邊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 前面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 前面 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 前頭, 前邊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 前邊兒, 前面兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 前頭, 前邊兒, 前面兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 前頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 前頭, 頭裡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 前頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 前頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 前頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 前頭, 前面 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 前頭, 前邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 前頭, 前面, 前邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 前頭, 前面 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 前頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 前頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 前頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 前便, 前面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 前便, 前面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 面前 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 前面 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 前便, 面前 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 前 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 前面, 前頭 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 面前 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 前便 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 前頭 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 前頭 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 面前 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 前背 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 前邊 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 前面 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 前面 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Changting | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 前高 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 前邊 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 前邊 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 面前 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 前頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 前頭, 前面 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 前頭, 頭前 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 頭前 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 前首, 前首勢, 前首邊 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 前兜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 前兜 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 前兜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頭前, 面頭前 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 頭前, 面頭前 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 面頭前, 面前, 前面 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頭前, 面頭前 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 頭前, 前爿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 前爿 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 頭前, 頭面前 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 面前, 前爿 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 前頭 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 面頭前, 前面 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 前邊 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 前面, 面前 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 面前 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 面前, 面頭前, 前 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 前頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 前頭, 前面 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 前頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 前頭, 前面 |
| Wu | Danyang | 前頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 前頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 前頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 門前, 門先 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 前頭, 前面 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 前頭, 頭前 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 前頭 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 前頭 |

#### Derived terms

* 面頭前 / 面头前

### Further reading

* “Entry #12092”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.