# 頭疼
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tóuténg
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄥˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tau$^4$ tang$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tóuténg
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tóuténg
*** Wade–Giles: tʻou$^2$-tʻêng$^2$
*** Yale: tóu-téng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourterng
*** Palladius: тоутэн (toutɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tau$^4$ tang$^4$
*** Yale: tàuh tàhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tau$^4$ tang$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: teo$^4$ teng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɐŋ²¹/

#### Verb

頭疼
* (colloquial, medicine) to have a headache (pain in the head)
    頭疼難忍／头疼难忍 ― tóuténg nánrěn ― to have an unbearable headache
* (colloquial, figurative) to be faced with a nuisance or an unpleasant problem; to feel annoyed; to have a headache
    這真讓人頭疼。／这真让人头疼。 ― Zhè zhēn ràng rén tóuténg. ― This is such a pain.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 頭疼, 頭痛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 頭痛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 頭疼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 頭痛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 頭疼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 頭痛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 頭疼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 等腦痛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 頭疼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 頭疼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 頭疼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 頭疼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 頭疼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 頭疼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 腦殼痛, 頭痛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 頭疼, 腦殼疼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 腦殼痛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 頭痛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 頭疼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 頭疼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 頭赤, 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 頭痛, 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 頭赤, 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 頭痛, 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 頭痛 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 頭痛 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 腦痛 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 腦殼痛 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 頭痛 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 頭痛 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 頭痛 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 腦蓋痛, 頭痛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 頭那疾 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 頭那疾 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 頭那疾 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 頭痛 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 頭疼 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 的老疼 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 頭疾 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 頭疼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頭疼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 頭疼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頭疼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 頭疼 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 頭疼, 頭殼疼 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 頭顱疼, 頭疼 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 頭痛 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 頭痛 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 頭裡痛 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 頭爿痛 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 頭裡痛 |
| Wu | Danyang | 頭痛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 頭痛 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 頭痛 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 頭痛 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 腦殼痛 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 腦殼痛 |

##### Derived terms

* 偏頭疼 / 偏头疼 (piāntóuténg)
* 害頭疼 / 害头疼
* 頭疼醫頭，腳疼醫腳 / 头疼医头，脚疼医脚

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): thâu-thiàⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): tao$^5$ tian$^3$
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-thiàⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: thâu-thiànn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tau'tviax
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiã¹¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰau¹³⁻²² tʰiã²¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau²³⁻³³ tʰiã²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: tao$^5$ tian$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thâu thiàⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰĩã²¹³/

#### Verb

頭疼
* (Southern Min, medicine) to have a headache (pain in the head)
* (Souther Min, figurative) to be faced with a nuisance or an unpleasant problem; to feel annoyed; to have a headache

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 頭疼, 頭痛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 頭痛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 頭疼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 頭痛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 頭疼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 頭痛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 頭疼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 等腦痛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 頭疼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 頭疼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 頭疼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 頭疼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 頭疼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 頭疼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 腦殼痛, 頭痛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 頭疼, 腦殼疼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 腦殼痛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 頭痛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 頭疼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 頭疼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 頭赤, 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 頭痛, 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 頭赤, 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 頭痛 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 頭痛, 頭赤 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 頭痛 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 頭痛 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 腦痛 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 腦殼痛 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 頭痛 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 頭痛 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 頭痛 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 腦蓋痛, 頭痛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 頭那痛 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 頭那疾 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 頭那疾 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 頭那疾 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 頭痛 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 頭疼 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 的老疼 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 頭疾 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 頭疼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頭疼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 頭疼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頭疼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 頭疼 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 頭疼, 頭殼疼 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 頭顱疼, 頭疼 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 頭痛 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 頭痛 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 頭裡痛 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 頭爿痛 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 頭裡痛 |
| Wu | Danyang | 頭痛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 頭痛 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 頭痛 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 頭痛 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 腦殼痛 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 腦殼痛 |