# 後頭
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): hòutou
       (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hou$^4$ tou$^2$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): hētou
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): hōutou
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hau$^6$ tau$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): heu$^5$ teu
* Jin (Wiktionary): hou$^3$ tou$^2$ / hou$^3$ tou$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): hē-tê
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): āu-thâu / ǎu-thâu
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^6$gheu-deu / $^4$gheu-deu$_2$ / $^6$yeu-deu$_2$; $^2$gheu$_6$-deu$_2$ / $^6$ghei-dei$_2$ / $^6$gheu-deu$_2$
** (Jinhua): $^3$eu-tieu$_3$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): hou$^5$ dou
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): gheu$^5$ dieu
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): hou$^5$ dou$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hòutou
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄊㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hòuto̊u
*** Wade–Giles: hou$^4$-tʻou$^5$
*** Yale: hòu-tou
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: how.tou
*** Palladius: хоутоу (xoutou)
*** Sinological IPA : /xoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: hou$^4$ tou$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xoutou
*** Sinological IPA : /xəu²¹³ tʰəu²¹/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: hētou
*** Sinological IPA : /xɤ⁵⁵ tʰɤu/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: hōutou
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): hou$^4$ tou$^0$
*** Sinological IPA : /xəɯ⁴⁴ tʰəɯ/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hau$^6$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: hauh tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hau$^6$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: heo$^6$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɐu̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: heu$^5$ teu
*** Sinological IPA : /hɛu¹¹ tʰɛu¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: hou$^3$ tou$^2$ / hou$^3$ tou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /xəu⁴⁵ tʰəu⁵³/, /xəu⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hē-tê
*** Sinological IPA : /xe⁵⁵ tʰe³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: āu-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: āu-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: auxtaau
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /au³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /au³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /au²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /au²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ǎu-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: ǎu-thâu
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /au²² tʰau²⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$gheu-deu
*** MiniDict: gheu$^去$ deu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hheu-deu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦɤ²² dɤ⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Chongming)
*** Wugniu: $^4$gheu-deu$_2$
*** MiniDict: gheu$^上$ deu$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /hɦɵ³¹ dɵ⁵⁵/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^6$yeu-deu$_2$; $^2$gheu$_6$-deu$_2$
*** MiniDict: yeu$^去$ deu$^平$; gheu$^去$ deu$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦʏ²³ døy¹¹/, /ɦøy²² døy³³/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ghei-dei$_2$
*** MiniDict: ghei$^去$ dei$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /ɦei¹¹ dei⁵³/
** (Northern: Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^6$gheu-deu$_2$
*** MiniDict: gheu$^去$ deu$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ɦœʏ²² dœʏ⁴⁴/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^3$eu-tieu$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /eu⁵³ tiu⁵³⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: hou$^5$ dou
*** Sinological IPA : /xəu̯²¹⁻¹¹ təu̯³/
** (Loudi)
*** Wiktionary: gheu$^5$ dieu
*** Sinological IPA : /ɣɤ¹¹ ti̯ɤ³/
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: hou$^5$ dou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɣ̊ɘu̯²¹³ d̥ɘu̯¹¹/

### Adverb

後頭
* behind; in the back; the rear side
* later; in future; after

#### Synonyms

* (behind):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 後面, 後邊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 後頭, 後邊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 後面, 後邊, 後頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 後面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 後面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 後面兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 後面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 後邊兒, 後邊兒拉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 後面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 後面 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 後頭, 後邊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 後邊兒, 後面兒, 後頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 後頭, 後邊兒, 後面兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 後頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 後頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 後頭, 後面兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 後頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 後頭, 後面 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 後面個, 後頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 後頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 後頭, 後面, 背後頭, 背後 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 後頭, 後邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 後頭, 後面, 後邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 後邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 後頭, 後面 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 後頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 後頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 後頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 後便, 後面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 後便, 後背歷 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 後面 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 後面, 尾後 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 後面 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 後便, 耳背 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 後便, 背脊, 尾門, 後背, 尾後 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 尾底 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 背尾, 背底 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 後尾, 後底 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 後尾, 後便 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 後尾 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 後尾, 後頭 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 後便 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 後頭 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 背後 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 後背 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 後背, 背後, 背尾, 屎背尾 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 後背 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 後面, 後背底 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 背後 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 後面 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 後邊 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 後背 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 後面 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 後尾 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 後背 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 背後 |
| Hakka | Changting | 後背, 後頭 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 後背 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 背後 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 背尾 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 後背 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 後邊, 後頭 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 後屍背, 屍背 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 後高 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 斯背, 背後 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 背交, 背頭 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 後事背 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 後頭 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 後背 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 背後, 後邊 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 背尾 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 後面 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 後面 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 後面 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 後頭 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 後尾 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 後頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 後頭, 後面 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 後頭, 後地 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 後面 |
| Jin | Linhe | 後頭 |
| Jin | Jining | 後頭 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 後頭 |
| Jin | Baotou | 後頭 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 後面 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 後面 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 背後, 背脊後 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 後斗, 後斗邊, 後斗勢, 後向 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 後斗 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 後斗 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 後面, 後壁, 後尾, 後頭, 尾仔, 落尾 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 後壁, 尻脊後 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 後面, 後壁, 後尾, 後頭, 落尾 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 後壁, 巴脊後 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 後面 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 後面, 後壁, 後尾, 尾仔, 完尾, 押尾, 落尾 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 後仔, 後尾仔, 後面, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 尻脊後, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 後仔, 後尾仔, 後面, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 後仔, 後尾仔, 後壁, 後面 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 後仔, 後面, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 後仔, 後尾仔, 後面, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 後壁, 後面 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 後尾, 後面 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 後尾 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 後面, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 後面 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 後尾 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 後尾 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 尻脊後, 後面 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 後邊, 尻脊後 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 後尾 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 背後, 後 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 後尾, 後背, 後頭 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 後頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 後頭, 後面, 後底頭, 後底 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 後頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 後頭, 後面 |
| Wu | Danyang | 後頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 後頭, 後底頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 後背, 後頭, 後屁股, 後屁眼 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 後邊, 後面, 後半 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 後頭, 後面 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 後頭, 後背, 背後 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 背者, 背後, 後頭 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 後頭 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 後頭 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 後頭 |

### Noun

後頭
* (Northern Min, Southern Min) married woman's parents' home

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 娘家 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 娘家 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 娘家 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 娘家 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 娘家 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 娘家 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 娘家 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 娘家 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 娘家 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 娘家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 娘家, 娘屋頭, 娘屋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 娘屋裡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 娘家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 娘家, 外家 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 娘家 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 娘家 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 外家 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 外家 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 外家 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 外家 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 外家 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 外家 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 娘家, 娘屋裡 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 娘家 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 娘屋裡 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 妹家, 外家 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 外家 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 外家, 妹家 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 外家, 妹家 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 外家 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 妹家, 外家 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 外家, 妹家 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 外家 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 妹家 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 娘家 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 娘家, 媽家 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 外家 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 外家, 後頭, 某後頭 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 外家, 後頭, 某後頭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 外家, 外家厝, 後頭, 後頭厝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 後頭 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 家後 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 外家 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 外家 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 外家 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 外家, 娘家 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 娘家 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 娘家 |
| Wu | Danyang | 娘家 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 娘家 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 娘家 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 娘屋裡 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 娘屋裡 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 娘屋裡 |

### Derived terms

* 後頭灣 / 后头湾 (Hòutouwān)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 後 | 頭 |
| こう Grade: 2 | とう Grade: 2 |
| kan'on ||

### Etymology

後 (“post-”) +‎ 頭 (“head”)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) こーとー [kòótóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ko̞ːto̞ː]

### Noun

後(こう)頭(とう) • (kōtō)
* (anatomy) an occiput
    Antonym: 前頭 (zentō)
    Meronyms: 後頭筋 (kōtōkin), 後頭骨 (kōtōkotsu), 後頭葉 (kōtōyō)
    Coordinate term: 側頭 (sokutō)

### See also

* 後(こう)頭(とう)部(ぶ) (kōtōbu)