# 碼頭
## Chinese

* 碼頭 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 碼頭 (Cantonese)
* Bé-thâu (Southern Min)
* 码头 (Wu)

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): mǎtou, mǎtóu
       (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄡ, ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ma$^3$ tou$^2$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): màtou
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): maa$^5$ tau$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ma$^4$ heu$^3$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): maa$^2$ tau$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ma$^3$ teu
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): mâ-thèu
    (Hailu, HRS): ma$^ˋ$ teu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ma$^1$ têu$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ma$^5$ tou$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): mǎ-tê
* Eastern Min (BUC): mā-tàu
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bé-thâu / bée-thâu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bhê$^2$ tao$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$mo-deu$_6$ / $^2$mo$_6$-deu$_2$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ma$^5$ dou$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mǎtou
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mǎto̊u
*** Wade–Giles: ma$^3$-tʻou$^5$
*** Yale: mǎ-tou
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maa.tou
*** Palladius: матоу (matou)
*** Sinological IPA : /mä²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mǎtóu
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mǎtóu
*** Wade–Giles: ma$^3$-tʻou$^2$
*** Yale: mǎ-tóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maatour
*** Palladius: матоу (matou)
*** Sinological IPA : /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ma$^3$ tou$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: maatou
*** Sinological IPA : /ma⁵³ tʰəu²¹/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: màtou
*** Sinological IPA : /ma⁵³ tʰɤu/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: maa$^5$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: máh tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: maa$^5$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ma$^5$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /maː¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$碼頭 / 码头 馬頭 / 马头
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ma$^4$ heu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐba²¹ heu²²/
** (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
*** Jyutping++: maa$^2$ tau$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ma²¹ tʰɐu⁴²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ma$^3$ teu
*** Sinological IPA : /ma²¹³⁻²¹ tʰɛu¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mâ-thèu
*** Hakka Romanization System: ma$^ˊ$ teu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ma$^1$ teu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ma$^ˋ$ teu
*** Sinological IPA: /ma⁵³ tʰeu⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ma$^1$ têu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ma⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰeu¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ma$^5$ tou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ma⁵⁴ tʰəu¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mǎ-tê
*** Sinological IPA : /ma²¹ tʰe³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: mā-tàu
*** Sinological IPA : /ma³³⁻²¹ $^{(tʰ-)}$lau⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bé-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: bé-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: beftaau
*** IPA (Singapore): /be⁴²⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bée-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: bée-thâu
*** IPA (Penang): /bɛ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ tʰau²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bhê$^2$ tao$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bé thâu
*** Sinological IPA : /be⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$mo-deu$_6$
*** MiniDict: mo$^去$ deu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$mo-deu$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mo²² dɤ⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$mo$_6$-deu$_2$
*** MiniDict: mo$^去$ deu$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /mo²² døy³³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: ma$^5$ dou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ma̠²¹⁻¹¹ təu̯¹³/

### Noun

碼頭
* pier; wharf; dock; quay
** 1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “築”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 581:
    築碼頭／筑码头 [Teochew] ― dog$^4$ bhê$^2$ tao$^5$ [Peng'im] ― make a jetty
* port city

#### Synonyms

* (pier):
* 埠
* 埠頭 / 埠头
* 步頭 / 步头 (bùtóu)
* 港埠 (gǎngbù)
* 船埠 (chuánbù)
* 路頭 / 路头 (Hokkien)
* 輪埠 / 轮埠 (lúnbù)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 碼頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 碼頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 碼頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 碼頭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 碼頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 碼頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 碼頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 碼頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 碼頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 碼頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 碼頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 碼頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 碼頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 碼頭, 埗頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 碼頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 碼頭, 渡頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 碼頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 碼頭 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 埠頭 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 碼頭, 埠頭 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 碼頭 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 碼頭 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 碼頭 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 碼頭 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 碼頭 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 碼頭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 碼頭 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 碼頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 碼頭 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 碼頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 碼頭 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 碼頭 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 碼頭 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 碼頭 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 碼頭 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 碼頭 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 碼頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 碼頭 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 碼頭, 埠頭 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 渡船頭, 港口, 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 港口, 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 港口, 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 碼頭, 船頭 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 船頭 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 船頭, 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 碼頭 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 埠頭 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 埠頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 碼頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 碼頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 碼頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 碼頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 碼頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 碼頭, 碼道, 碼道頭, 埠頭, 船埠頭 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 碼頭, 埠頭 rough |
| Xiang | Changsha | 碼頭 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 碼頭 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 碼頭 |
* (port city): 港市 (gǎngshì)

#### Derived terms

* 漁人碼頭 / 渔人码头 (Yúrénmǎtóu)