# 頂頭
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): ding$^2$ tau$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): táng-thèu
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): téng-thâu
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ding$^2$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: díng tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ding$^2$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ding$^2$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɪŋ³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: táng-thèu
*** Hakka Romanization System: dang$^ˋ$ teu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: dang$^3$ teu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /taŋ³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Changtai)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: téng-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: tíng-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: defngtaau
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Changtai): /teŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

### Postposition

頂頭
* (Hakka, Southern Min) above; on top of
* (Southern Min) on the surface

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 上面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 上頭, 上邊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 上面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 上面, 上邊兒拉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 上面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 上面 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 上頭, 上邊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 上邊, 上頭兒, 上面兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 上頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 上頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 上頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 上頭, 高頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 上面, 上邊, 上邊兒, 上頭, 上頭兒, 頂上 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 上頭, 高頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 高頭, 上頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 高頭, 上頭, 高上, 上面 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 高頭, 上頭, 上邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 高頭, 高上, 上頭邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 高頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guanyang | 高頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 上面 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 上面 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 上面 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 高頭, 上頭, 上面 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 高頭, 上頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 高頭, 上頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 上便, 上高, 對上 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 上便, 上面, 上高 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 上高 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 上面, 上便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 上高, 上便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 上高 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 上高, 上便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 上便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 上高, 上便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 上便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 上高 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 上便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 上邊 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 上便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 上便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 上便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 上便 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 上便, 上高 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 上高 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 上高 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 上高 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 上高 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 上便 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 上高 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 上高 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 上高 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 上便, 上高 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 上便 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 上頭, 上底 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 上背, 頂項, 頂高 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 上高 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 頂高 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 上高 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 上邊 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 頂高 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 上背, 頂高 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 頂高 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 上背 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 上背 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 上背 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 上背 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 頂高, 上頂 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 上頭 |
| Hakka | Changting | 上頭 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 上背 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 上面 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 上里 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 上高 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 上背 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 腦上 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 上里 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 上頭, 面頂, 面項, 頂項, 頂背, 頂高, 頂頭 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 上頭, 面頂, 頂項, 頂高, 頂頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 上頭, 面頂, 頂項, 頂背, 頂頭 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 上頭, 面頂, 上背, 頂項, 頂背, 頂高, 頂頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 上頭, 面頂, 面崠, 頂項, 頂背, 頂高, 崠高, 頂頭 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 上頭, 面上 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 上邊 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 上面 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 上高 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 頂高 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 頂高 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 上背 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 上頭, 高頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 上頭, 上面 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 上邊 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 懸頂 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 懸頂 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 上頂 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 懸頂 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 上底 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 上面 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 上爿 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 上底 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 上爿 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 上底 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頂面, 面頂, 頂頭, 頂跤 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 頭頂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 頂面, 面頂, 頂頭, 頂跤 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 頂面, 面頂, 頂頭, 頂跤, 頭頂 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 頂面, 頂跤 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 頂頭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頂面, 面頂, 頂頭, 頂仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 頂面, 面頂, 頂頭, 頂懸 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 頂面 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 頂頭, 面頂, 頂面 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 頂面, 頂跤 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 頂爿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 頂爿, 面頂 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 頂爿 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 頂爿, 頂頭 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 上頂 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 上頂 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 頂爿 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 頂面 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 頂爿 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 上邊 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 上頭 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 上頭, 上高, 高頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 上頭, 上面, 高頭, 上首 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 上頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 上頭, 上面 |
| Wu | Danyang | 上頭, 對上 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 上頭, 高頭, 上面 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 上頭, 高頭, 上底 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 上面, 上面頭, 上轉 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 上面, 上面手, 上頂 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 高頭, 上頭, 上面 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 上頭 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 上頭, 高頭 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 高頭 |

### Noun

頂頭
* (Hakka, Southern Min) boss; superior

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 老闆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 掌櫃的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 老闆, 頭家 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 掌櫃的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 老闆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 老闆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老闆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 老闆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 老闆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 老闆兒, 老闆, 掌櫃的 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 老闆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 掌櫃底 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 老闆兒, 老闆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 老闆兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 老闆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老闆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 老闆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 老闆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 老闆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士, 阿頭 boss |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士, 阿頭 boss, 老頂 boss |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 事頭, 老細 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 老闆 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 事頭, 老細 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 事頭, 老細, 老闆 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 事頭, 老細 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 老闆, 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 老闆, 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 老闆, 事頭 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老闆, 事頭, 阿頭 boss |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 老細 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 老細, 老闆 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 老細 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老闆 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 老闆 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 老闆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 頭家, 老闆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 老闆 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 事頭 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 事頭 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 老闆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老闆, 店家 shopkeeper |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 老闆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老闆 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 老闆 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 頭家 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 老闆 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 老闆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 頭家 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 頭家 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 頭家 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 頭家 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 頭家 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 頭家 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 頭家 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老闆, 掌櫃, 掌櫃的 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 掌櫃子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老闆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 老闆 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 頭家, 老闆 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 老闆, 頭家 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 老闆, 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 老闆, 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 頭家, 老大 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 頭家, 老闆 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 頭家, 阿頭 boss |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 老闆 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 頭家 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 頭家, 老闆 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 頭家 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 老闆 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老闆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老闆 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 老闆 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 老闆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 老闆 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 老闆 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 老闆, 冷士 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 老闆 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 老闆兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老闆 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 老闆 |

### Verb

頂⫽頭 (verb-object)
* (Cantonese) to bump one's head into something above