# 拳頭
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): quántou, quántóu
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ, ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kyun$^4$ tau$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): kun$^3$ heu$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): qyon$^2$ teu
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khièn-thèu / khiàn-thèu
    (Hailu, HRS): kien teu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): kian$^2$ têu$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): gṳ̂ing-tê
* Eastern Min (BUC): gùng-tàu
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gong$^2$ tao$^2$ / guong$^2$ tao$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kûn-thâu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kung$^5$ tao$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$jioe-deu$_6$ / $^2$dzuon-dei$_2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: quántou
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cyuánto̊u
*** Wade–Giles: chʻüan$^2$-tʻou$^5$
*** Yale: chywán-tou
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuan.tou
*** Palladius: цюаньтоу (cjuanʹtou)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: quántóu
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cyuántóu
*** Wade–Giles: chʻüan$^2$-tʻou$^2$
*** Yale: chywán-tóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuantour
*** Palladius: цюаньтоу (cjuanʹtou)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kyun$^4$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: kyùhn tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kyn$^4$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kün$^4$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰyːn²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: kun$^3$ heu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰun²² heu²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: qyon$^2$ teu
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰyɵn²⁴ tʰɛu²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièn-thèu
*** Hakka Romanization System: kien$^ˇ$ teu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kian$^2$ teu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯en¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiàn-thèu
*** Hakka Romanization System: kian$^ˇ$ teu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kian$^2$ teu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯an¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: kien teu
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰien⁵⁵ tʰeu⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: kian$^2$ têu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰian¹¹ tʰeu¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gṳ̂ing-tê
*** Sinological IPA : /kyiŋ³³ tʰe³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gùng-tàu
*** Sinological IPA : /kuŋ⁵³⁻³³ $^{(tʰ-)}$nau⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gong$^2$ tao$^2$ [Phonetic: gong$^5$ nao$^2$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: geóng-táu
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔŋ¹³⁻²¹ $^{(tʰ-)}$nau¹³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: guong$^2$ tao$^2$ [Phonetic: guong$^5$ nao$^2$]
*** Sinological IPA : /kuoŋ¹³⁻²¹ $^{(tʰ-)}$nau¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kûn-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: kûn-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kuntaau
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kun¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kun²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kun²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kung$^5$ tao$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khûng thâu
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰuŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$jioe-deu$_6$
*** MiniDict: jioe$^去$ deu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$jjyoe-deu$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑyø²² dɤ⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$dzuon-dei$_2$
*** MiniDict: dzuon$^平$ dei$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /d͡zzʷõ²² dei³⁴/

### Noun

拳頭
* fist (Classifier: 隻／只; 雙／双)
    緊握拳頭／紧握拳头 ― jǐnwò quántou ― to clench one's fists
    張開拳頭／张开拳头 ― zhāngkāi quántou ― to loosen one's fists
* (Southern Min) martial art that involves using only one's hands and legs (and not other weapons)

#### Synonyms

* (used to hit somebody) 老拳 (lǎoquán)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 拳 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 拳頭, 拳 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 拳頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 拳頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 拳頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 拳頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 拳頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 拳頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 拳頭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 拳頭, 拳 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 拳頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 槌頭子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 槌骨嘟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 槌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 槌頭子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 槌頭, 槌骨嘟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 皮槌, 槌頭子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 槌頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 槌頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 拳頭, 槌頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 槌頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 槌頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 砣子, 皮砣子, 掟子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 拳頭, 槌子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 槌頭, 槌槌, 砣砣, 皮砣砣, 皮砣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 拳頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 拳頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 拳頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 拳頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 拳頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 拳頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 拳頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 拳頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 拳頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 拳頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 拳頭公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 拳頭 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 拳頭 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 拳頭牯, 拳頭 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 拳頭, 槌頭 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 拳槌 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 拳頭, 拳槌 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 拳頭, 拳槌 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 拳槌 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 拳頭, 槌頭 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 拳頭 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 拳頭 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 拳頭, 槌頭 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 拳頭 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 槌頭牯 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 拳牯 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 拳 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 拳頭牯 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 拳頭牯 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 拳頭嫲牯 |
| Hakka | Changting | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 拳頭牯, 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 拳頭牯, 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 拳頭腦 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 拳頭牯 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 拳頭嫲, 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 拳頭嫲, 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 拳頭嫲, 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 拳頭嫲, 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 拳頭嫲, 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 拳頭嫲, 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 拳頭, 拳頭牯 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 拳捶 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 拳, 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 拳頭 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 拳 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 拳 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 槌 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 拳頭 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 拳頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 圪都, 槌頭, 槌, 拳頭 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 圪都, 槌頭子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 拳頭, 圪督子, 槌頭 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 拳頭 |
| Jin | Linhe | 槌頭 |
| Jin | Jining | 拳頭 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 拳頭, 槌頭, 圪頭, 圪都 |
| Jin | Baotou | 拳頭 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 拳頭 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 槌頭 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 拳頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 拳頭母, 拳頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 拳頭, 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 拳頭母, 拳頭 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 拳頭母, 拳頭 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 拳頭母, 拳頭 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 拳頭, 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 拳頭母, 拳頭 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 拳頭, 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 拳頭, 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 拳頭, 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 拳頭 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 拳頭, 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 拳頭, 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 拳頭母, 拳頭 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 拳頭 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 拳頭 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 拳頭 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 拳母, 拳頭母 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 拳母, 拳 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 拳頭, 拳頭牯 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 拳頭牯 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 拳頭牯 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 拳頭, 拳頭母 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 拳頭牯 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 拳頭, 拳頭牯 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 拳頭, 拳頭牯 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 拳頭, 拳槌 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 拳頭 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 拳頭 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 拳頭 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 拳頭 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 拳頭 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 拳頭 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 拳頭 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 拳頭牯 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 鋤頭牯 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 鋤頭牯 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 拳頭 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 拳頭牯 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拳頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 拳頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 拳頭 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 拳頭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 拳頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 拳頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 拳頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 拳, 拳頭 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 拳, 拳頭 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 拳頭牯 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 槌頭牯, 槌頭 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 槌頭牯 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 拳頭牯 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 拳頭 |
* (martial art): 拳術／拳术 (quánshù)

#### Derived terms

* 拍拳頭 / 拍拳头 (phah kûn-thâu) (Min Nan)
* 拍拳頭，賣膏藥 / 拍拳头，卖膏药
* 拳頭上站的人，肐膊上走的馬 / 拳头上站的人，肐膊上走的马
* 拳頭商品 / 拳头商品
* 拳頭嫲 / 拳头嫲
* 拳頭母 / 拳头母
* 拳頭牯 / 拳头牯
* 拳頭產品 / 拳头产品
* 晚娘的拳頭，雲裡的日頭 / 晚娘的拳头，云里的日头
* 比拳頭 / 比拳头
* 鐵拳頭 / 铁拳头

### References

* “拳頭”, 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., 2025.