Dictionary - results for 頭

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
头	頭	tóu	- head - hair style - the top - end - beginning or end - a stub - remnant - chief - boss - side - aspect - first - leading - classifier for pigs or livestock - CL:個|个[ge4]
头	頭	tou	- suffix for nouns
一头	一頭	yītóu	- one head - a head full of sth - one end (of a stick) - one side - headlong - directly - rapidly - simultaneously
上头	上頭	shàngtóu	- (of alcohol) to go to one's head - (old) (of a married-to-be girl) to bind one's hair into a bun - (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time
上头	上頭	shàngtou	- above - on top of - on the surface of
丫头	丫頭	yātou	- girl - servant girl - (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
乳头	乳頭	rǔtóu	- nipple
人头	人頭	réntóu	- number of people - (per) capita
仰头	仰頭	yǎngtóu	- to raise one's head
低头	低頭	dītóu	- to bow the head - to yield - to give in
来头	來頭	láitóu	- cause - reason - interest - influence
个头	個頭	gètóu	- size - height
个头	個頭	getóu	- (coll.) (suffix) my ass! - yeah, right!
倒头	倒頭	dǎotóu	- to lie down - to die
兆头	兆頭	zhàotou	- omen - portent - sign
先头	先頭	xiāntóu	- in advance - ahead - before - previously
光头	光頭	guāngtóu	- shaven head - bald head - to go bareheaded - hatless
兜头	兜頭	dōutóu	- full in the face
两头	兩頭	liǎngtóu	- both ends - both parties to a deal
冒头	冒頭	màotóu	- to emerge - to crop up - a little more than
冤头	冤頭	yuāntóu	- enemy - foe
出头	出頭	chūtóu	- to get out of a predicament - to stick out - to take the initiative - remaining odd fraction after a division - a little more than
分头	分頭	fēntóu	- separately - severally - parted hair
刊头	刊頭	kāntóu	- newspaper or magazine masthead
到头	到頭	dàotóu	- to the end (of) - at the end of - in the end - to come to an end
剃头	剃頭	tìtóu	- to have one's head shaved
前头	前頭	qiántou	- in front - at the head - ahead - above
劲头	勁頭	jìntóu	- enthusiasm - zeal - vigor - strength
势头	勢頭	shìtóu	- power - momentum - tendency - impetus - situation - the look of things
包头	包頭	Bāotóu	- Baotou prefecture level city in Inner Mongolia
包头	包頭	bāotóu	- turban - headband
卸头	卸頭	xiètóu	- (of a woman) to take off one's head ornaments and jewels
叉头	叉頭	chātóu	- prong of a fork
口头	口頭	kǒutóu	- oral - verbal
叩头	叩頭	kòutóu	- to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) - also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
咽头	咽頭	yāntóu	- pharynx
唱头	唱頭	chàngtóu	- pick-up (carrying gramophone needle)
喉头	喉頭	hóutóu	- throat - larynx
唤头	喚頭	huàntou	- percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention
唛头	嘜頭	màitóu	- trademark - shipping mark
噱头	噱頭	xuétóu	- amusing speech or act - jokes - antics - funny - amusing - Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2]
喷头	噴頭	pēntóu	- nozzle - spray-head
回头	回頭	huítóu	- to turn round - to turn one's head - later - by and by
地头	地頭	dìtóu	- place - locality - edge of a field - lower margin of a page
坡头	坡頭	Pōtóu	- Potou district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 shi4], Guangdong
埋头	埋頭	máitóu	- to immerse oneself in - engrossed in sth - to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) - countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
埠头	埠頭	bùtóu	- wharf - pier
埤头	埤頭	Pítóu	- Pitou township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
报头	報頭	bàotóu	- masthead (of a newspaper etc) - nameplate
块头	塊頭	kuàitóu	- size - body size
外头	外頭	wàitou	- outside - out
多头	多頭	duōtóu	- many-headed - many-layered (authority) - devolved (as opposed to centralized) - pluralistic - (as classifier) number of animals - long term (finance) - long (investment)
天头	天頭	tiāntóu	- the upper margin of a page
奔头	奔頭	bèntou	- sth to strive for - prospect
奶头	奶頭	nǎitóu	- nipple - teat (on baby's bottle)
姘头	姘頭	pīntou	- lover - mistress
孱头	孱頭	càntou	- (dialect) weakling - coward
寡头	寡頭	guǎtóu	- oligarch
对头	對頭	duìtóu	- correct - normal - to be on good terms with - on the right track - right
对头	對頭	duìtou	- (longstanding) opponent - enemy - inimical - adversary - opponent
尖头	尖頭	jiāntóu	- pointed end - tip - (medicine) oxycephaly
山头	山頭	shāntóu	- mountain top
工头	工頭	gōngtóu	- foreman
巨头	巨頭	jùtóu	- tycoon - magnate - big player (including company, country, school etc) - big shot
带头	帶頭	dàitóu	- to take the lead - to be the first - to set an example
平头	平頭	píngtóu	- flattop - crew cut - common (people)
年头	年頭	niántóu	- start of the year - whole year - a particular year - period - days - epoch - a year's harvest
床头	床頭	chuángtóu	- bedhead - bedside - headboard
弹头	彈頭	dàntóu	- warhead
彩头	彩頭	cǎitóu	- good omen - good luck (in business etc) - profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)
后头	後頭	hòutou	- behind - in the back - the rear side - later - in future
从头	從頭	cóngtóu	- anew - from the start
心头	心頭	xīntóu	- heart - thoughts - mind
念头	念頭	niàntou	- thought - idea - intention
想头	想頭	xiǎngtou	- (coll.) idea - hope
憷头	憷頭	chùtóu	- to be afraid to stick out
户头	戶頭	hùtóu	- bank account - CL:個|个[ge4]
手头	手頭	shǒutóu	- in hand (e.g. cash)
扭头	扭頭	niǔtóu	- to turn one's head - to turn around
批头	批頭	pītóu	- screwdriving bits
找头	找頭	zhǎotou	- change (from money paid)
承头	承頭	chéngtóu	- to take responsibility
把头	把頭	bǎtóu	- labor contractor - gangmaster
折头	折頭	zhétou	- discount
抬头	抬頭	táitóu	- to raise one's head - to gain ground - account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
抱头	抱頭	bàotóu	- to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced - to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) - to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)
拳头	拳頭	quántou	- fist - clenched fist - CL:個|个[ge4] - competitive (product)
指头	指頭	zhǐtou	- finger - toe - CL:個|个[ge4]
挑头	挑頭	tiǎotóu	- to take the lead - to be first to (do sth) - to pioneer
捕头	捕頭	bǔtóu	- constable
掉头	掉頭	diàotóu	- to turn one's head - to turn round - to turn about
探头	探頭	tàntóu	- to extend one's head (out or into) - a probe - detector - search unit
接头	接頭	jiētóu	- to join - to connect - connection - junction - fitting (plumbing) - connector - terminal (electrical engineering)
推头	推頭	tuītóu	- to clip hair - to have a haircut
插头	插頭	chātóu	- plug
摇头	搖頭	yáotóu	- to shake one's head
挠头	撓頭	náotóu	- tricky - problematic - difficult - to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
摊头	攤頭	tāntóu	- a vendor's stall
教头	教頭	jiàotóu	- sporting coach - military drill master (in Song times)
料头	料頭	liàotóu	- remainder of cloth - scraps
斧头	斧頭	fǔtóu	- ax - hatchet - CL:柄[bing3]
方头	方頭	fāngtóu	- square headed
日头	日頭	rìtóu	- sun (dialect) - daytime - date
昏头	昏頭	hūntóu	- to lose one's head - to be out of one's mind - to be dazed
晕头	暈頭	yūntóu	- dizzy
木头	木頭	mùtou	- slow-witted - blockhead - log (of wood, timber etc) - CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]
枕头	枕頭	zhěntou	- pillow
案头	案頭	àntóu	- on one's desk
梳头	梳頭	shūtóu	- to comb one's hair
楦头	楦頭	xuàntou	- toe box (of a shoe) - shoe last (shoemaker's tool)
榔头	榔頭	lángtou	- hammer - large hammer - sledgehammer
榫头	榫頭	sǔntou	- tenon (wooden projection to fit into a mortise)
杠头	槓頭	gàngtóu	- argumentative man - chief coffin-bearer (arch.)
槽头	槽頭	cáotóu	- feeding trough in stable
桥头	橋頭	Qiáotóu	- Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
桥头	橋頭	qiáotóu	- either end of a bridge - a bridgehead
机头	機頭	jītóu	- the front (nose) of a plane etc
杀头	殺頭	shātóu	- to behead
汕头	汕頭	Shàntóu	- Shantou (formerly romanized as Swatow), prefecture-level city in Guangdong
洗头	洗頭	xǐtóu	- to wash one's hair - to have a shampoo
洞头	洞頭	Dòngtóu	- Dontou county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
派头	派頭	pàitóu	- manner - style - panache
浪头	浪頭	làngtou	- wave
源头	源頭	yuántóu	- source - fountainhead
滑头	滑頭	huátóu	- crafty - slippery - slyboots
烟头	煙頭	yāntóu	- cigarette butt - fag-end - CL:根[gen1]
灯头	燈頭	dēngtóu	- electric light socket - burner (component of a kerosene lamp) - light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house)
片头	片頭	piàntóu	- opening titles (of movie) - leader (blank film at the beginning and end of a reel)
牛头	牛頭	NiúTóu	- Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
牛头	牛頭	niútóu	- ox head - ox-head shaped wine vessel
牵头	牽頭	qiāntóu	- to lead (an animal by the head) - to take the lead - to coordinate (a combined operation) - to mediate - a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)
犁头	犁頭	lítóu	- plowshare - colter - (dialect) plow
狼头	狼頭	lángtou	- variant of 榔頭|榔头[lang2 tou5]
猎头	獵頭	liètóu	- headhunting (i.e. recruitment)
理头	理頭	lǐtóu	- to have a haircut - to cut sb's hair
甜头	甜頭	tiántou	- sweet taste (of power, success etc) - benefit
甩头	甩頭	shuǎitóu	- to fling back one's head
由头	由頭	yóutou	- pretext - excuse - justification - reason
瘾头	癮頭	yǐntóu	- craving - addiction
白头	白頭	báitóu	- hoary head - old age
盔头	盔頭	kuītou	- decorated hat or helmet in Chinese opera to characterize role
尽头	盡頭	jìntóu	- end - extremity - limit
盘头	盤頭	pántóu	- to coil hair into a bun - hair worn in bun - turban - hair ornament - to interrogate
盼头	盼頭	pàntou	- hopes - good prospects
眉头	眉頭	méitóu	- brows
看头	看頭	kàntou	- qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
矛头	矛頭	máotóu	- spearhead - barb - an attack or criticism
石头	石頭	shítou	- stone - CL:塊|块[kuai4]
砍头	砍頭	kǎntóu	- to decapitate - to behead
碰头	碰頭	pèngtóu	- to meet - to hold a meeting
码头	碼頭	mǎtóu	- dock - pier - wharf - CL:個|个[ge4]
磁头	磁頭	cítóu	- magnetic head (of a tape recorder etc)
磕头	磕頭	kētóu	- to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
砖头	磚頭	zhuāntou	- brick
硚头	礄頭	Qiáotóu	- Qiaotou, Sichuan
社头	社頭	Shètóu	- Shetou township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
秃头	禿頭	tūtóu	- baldness
穴头	穴頭	xuétou	- (show business) promoter
空头	空頭	kōngtóu	- phony - so-called - armchair (expert) - vain (promise) - (finance) short-seller - bear (market) - short (selling)
竿头	竿頭	gāntóu	- bamboo pole's uppermost tip - (fig.) acme
笔头	筆頭	bǐtóu	- ability to write - writing skill - written - in written form
箭头	箭頭	jiàntóu	- arrowhead - arrow symbol
篦头	篦頭	bìtóu	- to comb one's hair
笼头	籠頭	lóngtou	- headstall - bridle
粉头	粉頭	fěntóu	- prostitute (old) - crafty character (in opera)
缠头	纏頭	chántóu	- embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group - to reward an actor with brocade headband
钵头	缽頭	bōtóu	- earthen bowl (Shanghainese)
罐头	罐頭	guàntou	- tin - can - CL:個|个[ge4]
羊头	羊頭	yángtóu	- sheep's head - fig. advertisement for good meat
老头	老頭	lǎotóu	- old fellow - old man - father - husband
聚头	聚頭	jùtóu	- to meet - to get together
听头	聽頭	tīngtóu	- a can (loanword from English "tin")
肩头	肩頭	jiāntóu	- on one's shoulders - (dialect) shoulder
背头	背頭	bēitóu	- swept-back hairstyle
临头	臨頭	líntóu	- to befall - to be imminent
兴头	興頭	xìngtou	- keen interest - concentrated attention
舌头	舌頭	shétou	- tongue - CL:個|个[ge4] - enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
船头	船頭	chuántóu	- the bow or prow of a ship
芋头	芋頭	yùtou	- taro
花头	花頭	huātou	- trick - pattern - novel idea - knack
苗头	苗頭	miáotou	- first signs - development (of a situation)
苦头	苦頭	kǔtou	- sufferings
菜头	菜頭	càitóu	- (Tw) turnip - radish
盖头	蓋頭	gàitóu	- cover - cap - topping - head covering - veil
葱头	蔥頭	cōngtóu	- onion - Western round onion
荐头	薦頭	jiàntou	- employment agent (arch.) - job broker
虚头	虛頭	xūtóu	- to play tricks - to deceive
号头	號頭	hàotóu	- number - serial number
蛇头	蛇頭	shétóu	- head of a snake - human smuggler
行头	行頭	hángtóu	- team leader (archaic) - shopkeeper (archaic)
行头	行頭	xíngtou	- a person's clothing - outfit - actor's costume
街头	街頭	jiētóu	- street
袁头	袁頭	Yuántóu	- silver coin from the early days of the Republic of China (1912-1949) bearing the head of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3]
里头	裡頭	lǐtou	- inside - interior
裤头	褲頭	kùtóu	- (dialect) underpants - (swimming) trunks
角头	角頭	jiǎotóu	- gang leader - mafia boss
词头	詞頭	cítóu	- prefix
话头	話頭	huàtóu	- subject (under discussion) - thread (of an argument)
认头	認頭	rèntóu	- to accept defeat - to recognize losing
调头	調頭	diàotóu	- variant of 掉頭|掉头[diao4 tou2]
调头	調頭	diàotou	- tone (of voice) - tune
读头	讀頭	dútóu	- reading head (e.g. in tape deck)
猪头	豬頭	zhūtóu	- pig head
赚头	賺頭	zhuàntou	- profit (colloquial)
起头	起頭	qǐtóu	- to start - at first - beginning
跟头	跟頭	gēntou	- to trip - to fall down - to tumble - a somersault - to fall head over heels
转头	轉頭	zhuǎntóu	- to turn one's head - to change direction - U-turn - volte face - to repent
转头	轉頭	zhuàntóu	- nutation (plants turning to face the sun)
辔头	轡頭	pèitóu	- bridle
迎头	迎頭	yíngtóu	- to meet head-on - face-to-face - directly
过头	過頭	guòtóu	- to overdo it - to overstep the limit - excessively - above one's head - overhead
边头	邊頭	biāntóu	- the end - border - just before the end
钉头	釘頭	dīngtóu	- head of nail
锄头	鋤頭	chútou	- hoe - CL:把[ba3]
镜头	鏡頭	jìngtóu	- camera lens - camera shot (in a movie etc) - scene
钟头	鐘頭	zhōngtóu	- hour - CL:個|个[ge4]
钻头	鑽頭	zuàntóu	- drill bit
开头	開頭	kāitóu	- beginning
阑头	闌頭	lántóu	- lintel - architrave
关头	關頭	guāntóu	- juncture - moment
云头	雲頭	yúntóu	- cloud
零头	零頭	língtóu	- odd - scrap - remainder
露头	露頭	lòutóu	- to show one's head - to give a sign to show one's presence
韵头	韻頭	yùntóu	- leading vowel of diphthong
响头	響頭	xiǎngtóu	- to bump one's head - to kowtow with head-banging on the ground
顶头	頂頭	dǐngtóu	- to come directly towards one - top - immediate (superior)
领头	領頭	lǐngtóu	- to take the lead - to be first to start
头一	頭一	tóuyī	- the first
头上	頭上	tóushàng	- overhead - above
头份	頭份	Tóufèn	- Toufen town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
头伏	頭伏	tóufú	- first of three 10 day periods of hot season
头像	頭像	tóuxiàng	- portrait - bust
头儿	頭兒	tóur	- leader
头兜	頭兜	tóudōu	- helmet - chain mail hung from head to protect neck
头冠	頭冠	tóuguān	- a crown - top of the head
头功	頭功	tóugōng	- first class merit
头午	頭午	tóuwǔ	- (dialect) morning
头名	頭名	tóumíng	- first place - leader (of a race)
头回	頭回	tóuhuí	- for the first time - on the previous occasion - last time (something occurred)
头城	頭城	Tóuchéng	- Toucheng town in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
头大	頭大	tóudà	- to have a big head - (fig.) to get a headache - one's head is swimming
头套	頭套	tóutào	- actor's headgear - wig - head covering
头子	頭子	tóuzi	- boss - gang leader
头家	頭家	tóujiā	- organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings - banker (gambling) - preceding player (in a game) - (dialect) boss - proprietor
头寸	頭寸	tóucùn	- money market
头屋	頭屋	Tóuwū	- Touwu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
头巾	頭巾	tóujīn	- head-covering (for men in ancient clothes) - kerchief - scarf - turban
头座	頭座	tóuzuò	- headstock - turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc
头彩	頭彩	tóucǎi	- first prize in a lottery
头挡	頭擋	tóudǎng	- first gear
头昏	頭昏	tóuhūn	- dizzy - giddy - one's head spins
头晚	頭晚	tóuwǎn	- previous night
头晕	頭暈	tóuyūn	- dizzy
头条	頭條	tóutiáo	- lead story (on the news)
头款	頭款	tóukuǎn	- down payment
头版	頭版	tóubǎn	- (newspaper's) front page
头牌	頭牌	tóupái	- tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production - by extension, the lead role
头奖	頭獎	tóujiǎng	- first prize
头疼	頭疼	tóuténg	- headache
头痛	頭痛	tóutòng	- to have a headache
头癣	頭癬	tóuxuǎn	- favus of the scalp (skin disease)
头皮	頭皮	tóupí	- scalp
头盔	頭盔	tóukuī	- helmet
头目	頭目	tóumù	- ringleader - gang leader - chieftain
头等	頭等	tóuděng	- first class - prime - main
头箍	頭箍	tóugū	- headband
头纱	頭紗	tóushā	- wedding veil - gauze headscarf or veil
头绪	頭緒	tóuxù	- outline - main threads
头绳	頭繩	tóushéng	- string to tie hair
头罩	頭罩	tóuzhào	- hairnet - hood - cowl
头羊	頭羊	tóuyáng	- bellwether
头胀	頭脹	tóuzhàng	- distention in the head (TCM)
头脑	頭腦	tóunǎo	- brains - mind - skull - (fig.) gist (of a matter) - leader - boss
头脸	頭臉	tóuliǎn	- head and face
头盖	頭蓋	tóugài	- skull - cranium
头号	頭號	tóuhào	- first rate - top rank - number one
头虱	頭蝨	tóushī	- head lice
头角	頭角	tóujiǎo	- youngster's talent - brilliance of youth
头路	頭路	tóulù	- clue - thread (of a story) - mate - first class
头道	頭道	tóudào	- first time - first (round, course, coat of paint etc)
头部	頭部	tóubù	- head
头里	頭里	tóulǐ	- in front - in advance of the field
头重	頭重	tóuzhòng	- disequilibrium - top-heavy - heaviness in the head (medical condition)
头衔	頭銜	tóuxián	- title - rank - appellation
头陀	頭陀	tóutuó	- itinerant monk (loanword from Sanskrit)
头面	頭面	tóumiàn	- head ornament (in former times)
头顶	頭頂	tóudǐng	- top of the head
头领	頭領	tóulǐng	- head person - leader
头头	頭頭	tóutóu	- head - chief
头颈	頭頸	tóujǐng	- (dialect) neck
头颅	頭顱	tóulú	- head - skull
头风	頭風	tóufēng	- headache (Chinese medicine)
头饰	頭飾	tóushì	- head ornament
头香	頭香	tóuxiāng	- the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities) - (Taiwan slang) the first reply to a blog post etc
头骨	頭骨	tóugǔ	- skull
头发	頭髮	tóufa	- hair (on the head)
额头	額頭	étóu	- forehead
风头	風頭	fēngtóu	- wind direction - the way the wind blows - fig. trend - direction of events - how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) - public opinion (concerning one's actions) - publicity (usually derog.) - limelight
馒头	饅頭	mántou	- steamed roll - steamed bun - steamed bread - CL:個|个[ge4]
马头	馬頭	mǎtóu	- horse's head - same as 碼頭|码头[ma3 tou2], pier
骨头	骨頭	gǔtou	- bone - CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4] - moral character - bitterness
高头	高頭	gāotou	- higher authority - the bosses - on top of
魔头	魔頭	mótóu	- monster - devil
鱼头	魚頭	yútóu	- fish head - fig. upright and unwilling to compromise
点头	點頭	diǎntóu	- to nod
鼻头	鼻頭	bítou	- (dialect) nose
齐头	齊頭	qítóu	- at the same time - simultaneously
龙头	龍頭	lóngtóu	- faucet - water tap - bicycle handle bar - chief (esp. of gang) - boss - decision maker - (market) leader (of companies) - front end of mud-flow - figurehead on prow of dragon boat 龍船|龙船
龟头	龜頭	guītóu	- head of a turtle - glans penis
一级头	一級頭	yījítóu	- first stage (diving)
三头肌	三頭肌	sāntóujī	- triceps muscle - triceps brachii
上箭头	上箭頭	shàngjiàntóu	- up-pointing arrow
下箭头	下箭頭	xiàjiàntóu	- down-pointing arrow
不对头	不對頭	bùduìtóu	- fishy - not right - amiss
不摸头	不摸頭	bùmōtóu	- not acquainted with the situation - not up on things
九头鸟	九頭鳥	jiǔtóuniǎo	- legendary bird with nine heads (old) - cunning or sly person
乳头瘤	乳頭瘤	rǔtóuliú	- papilloma
二婚头	二婚頭	èrhūntóu	- remarried lady (contemptuous term) - lady who marries for a second time
二级头	二級頭	èrjítóu	- second stage (diving)
二里头	二里頭	Èrlǐtou	- Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝 archaeological site at Yanshi 偃师 in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan)
二锅头	二鍋頭	èrguōtóu	- erguotou (sorghum liquor)
二头肌	二頭肌	èrtóujī	- biceps muscle
人头税	人頭稅	réntóushuì	- poll tax
人头马	人頭馬	Réntóumǎ	- Rémy Martin cognac
低头族	低頭族	dītóuzú	- smartphone addicts
你个头	你個頭	nǐgetóu	- (coll.) (suffix) my ass! - yeah, right!
个头儿	個頭兒	gètóur	- size - height - stature
偏头痛	偏頭痛	piāntóutòng	- migraine
光头党	光頭黨	guāngtóudǎng	- skinheads
两头儿	兩頭兒	liǎngtóur	- erhua variant of 兩頭|两头[liang3 tou2]
冤大头	冤大頭	yuāndàtóu	- spendthrift and foolish - sb with more money than sense
冬字头	冬字頭	dōngzìtóu	- name of "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters - see also 夂[zhi3]
出锋头	出鋒頭	chūfēngtou	- to push oneself forward - to seek fame - to be in the limelight
出头鸟	出頭鳥	chūtóuniǎo	- to stand out (among a group) - distinguished
出风头	出風頭	chūfēngtou	- to push oneself forward - to seek fame - to be in the limelight - same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5]
分头路	分頭路	fēntóulù	- part (in one's hair)
到头来	到頭來	dàotóulái	- in the end - finally - as a result
刺儿头	刺兒頭	cìrtóu	- an awkward person - a difficult person to deal with
剃光头	剃光頭	tìguāngtóu	- to shave the whole head clean - crushing defeat
剪头发	剪頭髮	jiǎntóufa	- (to get a) haircut
包工头	包工頭	bāogōngtóu	- chief labor contractor
包头市	包頭市	Bāotóushì	- Baotou prefecture level city in Inner Mongolia
口头禅	口頭禪	kǒutóuchán	- lit. Zen saying repeated as cant - fig. popular saying - catchphrase - cliché
口头语	口頭語	kǒutóuyǔ	- pet phrase - regularly used expression - manner of speaking
右箭头	右箭頭	yòujiàntóu	- right-pointing arrow
吃苦头	吃苦頭	chīkǔtou	- to suffer - to suffer for one's actions - to pay dearly - to burn one's fingers
喷丝头	噴絲頭	pēnsītóu	- spinneret - extrusion nozzle
嚼舌头	嚼舌頭	jiáoshétóu	- to gossip - to argue unnecessarily
四头肌	四頭肌	sìtóujī	- quadriceps muscle group - thigh muscles
回头客	回頭客	huítóukè	- repeat customer
回头见	回頭見	huítóujiàn	- See you! - Bye!
圆石头	圓石頭	yuánshítou	- boulder
地头蛇	地頭蛇	dìtóushé	- local bully - tyrant - regional mafia boss
坡头区	坡頭區	Pōtóuqū	- Potou district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 shi4], Guangdong
埤头乡	埤頭鄉	Pítóuxiāng	- Pitou township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
大块头	大塊頭	dàkuàitóu	- heavy man - fat man - lunkhead - lummox - lug
大姐头	大姐頭	dàjiětóu	- (Tw) female gang leader - female boss - big sister
大捕头	大捕頭	dàbǔtóu	- head constable
大舌头	大舌頭	dàshétou	- (coll.) lisp - one who lisps
大头目	大頭目	dàtóumù	- the boss
大头贴	大頭貼	dàtóutiē	- photo sticker booth
大头钉	大頭釘	dàtóudīng	- tack - thumbtack - push pin
奔头儿	奔頭兒	bèntour	- erhua variant of 奔頭|奔头[ben4 tou5]
妹妹头	妹妹頭	mèimeitóu	- bob (hairstyle)
尖头鱥	尖頭鱥	jiāntóuguì	- Chinese minnow (Phoxinus oxycephalus)
左字头	左字頭	zuǒzìtóu	- "top of 左 character" component in Chinese characters
左箭头	左箭頭	zuǒjiàntóu	- left-pointing arrow
年头儿	年頭兒	niántóur	- erhua variant of 年頭|年头[nian2 tou2]
床头柜	床頭櫃	chuángtóuguì	- bedside cabinet
座头市	座頭市	ZuòtóuShì	- Zatoichi
座头鲸	座頭鯨	zuòtóujīng	- humpback whale
心头肉	心頭肉	xīntóuròu	- favorite
怪念头	怪念頭	guàiniàntou	- eccentric notion - strange whim
慢镜头	慢鏡頭	mànjìngtóu	- slow motion
懒骨头	懶骨頭	lǎngǔtou	- lazybones - beanbag
手指头	手指頭	shǒuzhǐtou	- fingertip - finger
手头紧	手頭緊	shǒutóujǐn	- short of money - hard up
扒头儿	扒頭兒	bātour	- handhold (to pull oneself up)
打印头	打印頭	dǎyìntóu	- print head
打跟头	打跟頭	dǎgēntou	- somersault - to turn head over heels - to tumble
折跟头	折跟頭	zhēgēntou	- to do a somersault - to turn head over heels
披头士	披頭士	Pītóushì	- the Beatles (music band)
拉山头	拉山頭	lāshāntóu	- to start a clique - to form a faction
拖车头	拖車頭	tuōchētóu	- trailer truck
挑头儿	挑頭兒	tiǎotóur	- erhua variant of 挑頭|挑头[tiao3 tou2]
挨头子	挨頭子	áitóuzi	- to be criticized - to suffer blame
排头兵	排頭兵	páitóubīng	- lit. frontline troops - leader - trailblazer - pacesetter
提头儿	提頭兒	títóur	- to give a lead
摇头丸	搖頭丸	yáotóuwán	- Ecstasy - MDMA
搬楦头	搬楦頭	bānxuàntou	- lit. to move the shoes on the shoe tree (idiom) - fig. to expose shameful secrets (old)
抢镜头	搶鏡頭	qiǎngjìngtóu	- to scoop the best camera shots - to grab the limelight
抢风头	搶風頭	qiǎngfēngtóu	- to steal the show - to grab the limelight
摔跟头	摔跟頭	shuāigēntou	- to fall - fig. to suffer a setback
摄像头	攝像頭	shèxiàngtóu	- webcam - surveillance camera
斑头雁	斑頭雁	bāntóuyàn	- (Chinese bird species) bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
料头儿	料頭兒	liàotóur	- erhua variant of 料頭|料头[liao4 tou2]
断头台	斷頭台	duàntóutái	- guillotine - scaffold
月头儿	月頭兒	yuètóur	- start of the month (colloquial)
有年头	有年頭	yǒuniántou	- for donkey's years - for ages
东头村	東頭村	Dōngtóucūn	- Tung Tau Tseun village, Hong Kong Island
枕头套	枕頭套	zhěntoutào	- pillow case
枕头箱	枕頭箱	zhěntouxiāng	- pillow casket (box for valuables kept by the bed)
核弹头	核彈頭	hédàntóu	- nuclear reentry vehicle - nuclear warhead
栽跟头	栽跟頭	zāigēntou	- to fall head over heels - (fig.) to come a cropper
棕头鸥	棕頭鷗	zōngtóuōu	- (Chinese bird species) brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)
桥头乡	橋頭鄉	Qiáotóuxiāng	- Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
机头座	機頭座	jītóuzuò	- headstock - turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc
死对头	死對頭	sǐduìtou	- arch-enemy - sworn enemy
气头上	氣頭上	qìtóushàng	- in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper
水龙头	水龍頭	shuǐlóngtóu	- faucet - tap
汕头市	汕頭市	ShàntóuShì	- Shantou prefecture-level city in Guangdong
沙坡头	沙坡頭	Shāpōtóu	- Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 shi4], Ningxia
沙头角	沙頭角	ShāTóuJiǎo	- Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
泊头市	泊頭市	Bótóushì	- Botou county level city in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
波波头	波波頭	bōbōtóu	- bob (hairstyle)
洞头县	洞頭縣	Dòngtóuxiàn	- Dontou county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
滩头堡	灘頭堡	tāntóubǎo	- beachhead (military)
火车头	火車頭	huǒchētóu	- train engine - locomotive
灰头鹀	灰頭鵐	huītóuwú	- (Chinese bird species) black-faced bunting (Emberiza spodocephala)
灰头鸫	灰頭鶇	huītóudōng	- (Chinese bird species) chestnut thrush (Turdus rubrocanus)
无厘头	無厘頭	wúlítóu	- silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
烟头儿	煙頭兒	yāntóur	- erhua variant of 煙頭|烟头[yan1 tou2]
熬出头	熬出頭	áochūtóu	- to break clear of all the troubles and hardships - to achieve success - to make it
熬头儿	熬頭兒	áotour	- (coll.) the reward of one's efforts - the light at the end of the tunnel
烫头发	燙頭髮	tàngtóufa	- perm - to perm hair
烂舌头	爛舌頭	lànshétóu	- to gossip - to blab - a blab-mouth
墙头草	牆頭草	qiángtóucǎo	- sb who goes whichever way the wind blows - sb with no mind of one's own - easily swayed person - opportunist
牛头㹴	牛頭㹴	niútóugěng	- variant of 牛頭梗|牛头梗[niu2 tou2 geng3]
牛头梗	牛頭梗	niútóugěng	- bull terrier
牛头犬	牛頭犬	niútóuquǎn	- bulldog
猴头菇	猴頭菇	hóutóugū	- Hericium erinaceus
狮子头	獅子頭	shīzitóu	- lit. lion's head - pork meatballs
猎头人	獵頭人	liètóurén	- head-hunter - headhunter - recruiter
瘾头儿	癮頭兒	yǐntóur	- erhua variant of 癮頭|瘾头[yin3 tou2]
白头山	白頭山	Báitóushān	- Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
白头翁	白頭翁	báitóuwēng	- root of Chinese pulsatilla - Chinese bulbul
白头鹀	白頭鵐	báitóuwú	- (Chinese bird species) pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)
白头鹎	白頭鵯	báitóubēi	- (Chinese bird species) light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
白头鹤	白頭鶴	báitóuhè	- (Chinese bird species) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
白头鹞	白頭鷂	báitóuyào	- (Chinese bird species) Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
白头鹰	白頭鷹	báitóuyīng	- bald eagle
皱眉头	皺眉頭	zhòuméitóu	- to scowl - to knit the brows
睡过头	睡過頭	shuìguòtóu	- to oversleep
石头记	石頭記	ShítouJì	- The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4]
社头乡	社頭鄉	Shètóuxiāng	- Shetou township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
窝窝头	窩窩頭	wōwotóu	- a kind of a bread
童花头	童花頭	tónghuātóu	- short bobbed hairstyle
箭头键	箭頭鍵	jiàntóujiàn	- arrow key (on keyboard)
红头菜	紅頭菜	hóngtóucài	- beetroot
绿头巾	綠頭巾	lǜtóujīn	- green headband (to visit a Yuan dynasty brothel) - cuckold
绿头鸭	綠頭鴨	lǜtóuyā	- (Chinese bird species) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
翻跟头	翻跟頭	fāngēntou	- to tumble - to turn a cartwheel - a somersault
老头儿	老頭兒	lǎotóur	- old man (often impolite) - CL:個|个[ge4]
老头子	老頭子	lǎotóuzi	- old fogey - old codger - my old man
老头乐	老頭樂	lǎotóulè	- backscratcher (made from bamboo etc) - (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)
老骨头	老骨頭	lǎogǔtou	- weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)
耍滑头	耍滑頭	shuǎhuátóu	- see 耍滑[shua3 hua2]
胖头鱼	胖頭魚	pàngtóuyú	- see 鱅魚|鳙鱼[yong1 yu2]
脚趾头	腳趾頭	jiǎozhǐtou	- toe
芋头色	芋頭色	yùtousè	- lilac (color)
荐头店	薦頭店	jiàntoudiàn	- job agency (arch.) - employment shop
虎字头	虎字頭	hǔzìtóu	- name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141) - see also 虍[hu1]
虎头牌	虎頭牌	hǔtóupái	- The Tiger tablet, Yuan dynasty play by Li Zhifu 李直夫[Li3 Zhi2 fu1]
虎头蜂	虎頭蜂	hǔtóufēng	- hornet
褐头鹀	褐頭鵐	hètóuwú	- (Chinese bird species) red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)
褐头鸫	褐頭鶇	hètóudōng	- (Chinese bird species) grey-sided thrush (Turdus feae)
触楣头	觸楣頭	chùméitóu	- variant of 觸霉頭|触霉头[chu4 mei2 tou2]
触霉头	觸霉頭	chùméitóu	- to have a stroke of bad luck - unlucky
试镜头	試鏡頭	shìjìngtóu	- screen test
猫头鹰	貓頭鷹	māotóuyīng	- owl
贱骨头	賤骨頭	jiàngǔtou	- miserable wretch - contemptible individual
赶浪头	趕浪頭	gǎnlàngtou	- to follow the trend
车头相	車頭相	chētóuxiàng	- photo attached to the front of a hearse in a funeral procession
迎头儿	迎頭兒	yíngtóur	- erhua variant of 迎頭|迎头[ying2 tou2]
这年头	這年頭	zhèniántou	- (coll.) nowadays
过头话	過頭話	guòtóuhuà	- exaggeration
重头戏	重頭戲	zhòngtóuxì	- opera rich in singing and dancing - the most important part or highlight (of a project, plan etc)
钩头篙	鉤頭篙	gōutóugāo	- boathook
锤头鲨	錘頭鯊	chuítóushā	- a hammerhead shark
门头沟	門頭溝	Méntóugōu	- Mentougou district of Beijing municipality
鸡头米	雞頭米	jītóumǐ	- Gorgon fruit - Semen euryales (botany) - see also 芡實|芡实[qian4 shi2]
青字头	青字頭	qīngzìtóu	- "top of 青 character" component in Chinese characters
领头羊	領頭羊	lǐngtóuyáng	- bellwether
头一回	頭一回	tóuyīhuí	- the first time - for the first time
头份镇	頭份鎮	Tóufènzhèn	- Toufen town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
头信息	頭信息	tóuxìnxī	- header (computing)
头半天	頭半天	tóubàntiān	- morning - first half of the day
头向前	頭向前	tóuxiàngqián	- headlong
头城镇	頭城鎮	Tóuchéngzhèn	- Toucheng town in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
头孢菌	頭孢菌	tóubāojūn	- cephalosporin (pharm.) - cephalothin
头屋乡	頭屋鄉	Tóuwūxiāng	- Touwu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
头屯河	頭屯河	Tóutúnhé	- Toutunhe district (Uighur: Tudungxaba Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
头文字	頭文字	tóuwénzì	- initial - first letter of word (in Latin script)
头朝下	頭朝下	tóucháoxià	- head down - upside down
头期款	頭期款	tóuqīkuǎn	- down payment
头皮屑	頭皮屑	tóupíxiè	- dandruff
头等舱	頭等艙	tóuděngcāng	- 1st class cabin
头箍儿	頭箍兒	tóugūr	- band used by Manchu women to gather up the hair
头索类	頭索類	tóusuǒlèi	- lancelet (Branchiostoma)
头脸儿	頭臉兒	tóuliǎnr	- erhua variant of 頭臉|头脸[tou2 lian3]
头盖骨	頭蓋骨	tóugàigǔ	- skull - cranium
头号字	頭號字	tóuhàozì	- largest typeface - biggest letters
头足纲	頭足綱	tóuzúgāng	- cephalopod - Cephalopoda, class of mollusks including nautilus and squid
马头琴	馬頭琴	mǎtóuqín	- morin khuur (Mongolian bowed stringed instrument)
凤头鹀	鳳頭鵐	fèngtóuwú	- (Chinese bird species) crested bunting (Emberiza lathami)
凤头鹰	鳳頭鷹	fèngtóuyīng	- (Chinese bird species) crested goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)
鹰头狮	鷹頭獅	yīngtóushī	- griffin
黑头䴓	黑頭鳾	hēitóushī	- (Chinese bird species) Chinese nuthatch (Sitta villosa)
黑头鹀	黑頭鵐	hēitóuwú	- (Chinese bird species) black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)
黑头鹎	黑頭鵯	hēitóubēi	- (Chinese bird species) black-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus atriceps)
一年到头	一年到頭	yīniándàotóu	- all year round
一头栽进	一頭栽進	yītóuzāijìn	- to plunge into - to run headlong into
一头雾水	一頭霧水	yītóuwùshuǐ	- to be confused - to be baffled
三天两头	三天兩頭	sāntiānliǎngtóu	- lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day - frequently
三头六臂	三頭六臂	sāntóuliùbì	- lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom) - fig. to possess remarkable abilities - a being of formidable powers
上箭头键	上箭頭鍵	shàngjiàntóujiàn	- up arrow key (on keyboard)
下箭头键	下箭頭鍵	xiàjiàntóujiàn	- down arrow key (on keyboard)
丫头片子	丫頭片子	yātoupiànzi	- (coll.) silly girl - little girl
事到临头	事到臨頭	shìdàolíntóu	- when things come to a head (idiom)
交头接耳	交頭接耳	jiāotóujiēěr	- to whisper to one another's ear
人头狮身	人頭獅身	réntóushīshēn	- sphinx
人头蛇身	人頭蛇身	réntóushéshēn	- human head, snake's body - cf Nüwa 女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology
低头认罪	低頭認罪	dītóurènzuì	- to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt - to admit one's guilt
傻头傻脑	傻頭傻腦	shǎtóushǎnǎo	- a fool
八般头风	八般頭風	bābāntóufēng	- (TCM) eight kinds of "head wind" (headache)
冤家对头	冤家對頭	yuānjiāduìtóu	- enemy (idiom); opponent - arch-enemy
出人头地	出人頭地	chūréntóudì	- outstanding (idiom); a pinnacle of virtue and ability
分色镜头	分色鏡頭	fēnsèjìngtóu	- process lens (working by color separation)
初露头角	初露頭角	chūlùtóujiǎo	- lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent - first sign of emerging talent - budding genius
劈头盖脸	劈頭蓋臉	pītóugàiliǎn	- lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc) - showering down
包头地区	包頭地區	Bāotóudìqū	- Baotou prefecture in Inner Mongolia
千头万绪	千頭萬緒	qiāntóuwànxù	- plethora of things to tackle - multitude of loose ends - very complicated - chaotic
右箭头键	右箭頭鍵	yòujiàntóujiàn	- right arrow key (on keyboard)
吴头楚尾	吳頭楚尾	WútóuChǔwěi	- lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together - head-to-tail - one thing starts where the other leaves off
品头论足	品頭論足	pǐntóulùnzú	- lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance - fig. to find fault in minor details - nit-picking - over-critical
土头土脑	土頭土腦	tǔtóutǔnǎo	- rustic - uncouth - unsophisticated
垂头丧气	垂頭喪氣	chuítóusàngqì	- hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected - crestfallen
埋头苦干	埋頭苦幹	máitóukǔgàn	- to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work - to make an all-out effort - up to the neck in work
大吃苦头	大吃苦頭	dàchīkǔtou	- to suffer - to suffer for one's actions - to pay dearly - to burn one's fingers
大祸临头	大禍臨頭	dàhuòlíntóu	- facing imminent catastrophe - calamity looms - all hell will break loose
大虎头蜂	大虎頭蜂	dàhǔtóufēng	- Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)
大限临头	大限臨頭	dàxiànlíntóu	- facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life - with one foot in the grave
天星码头	天星碼頭	Tiānxīngmǎtóu	- Star Ferry terminal, Hong Kong
寡头垄断	寡頭壟斷	guǎtóulǒngduàn	- oligopoly
寡头政治	寡頭政治	guǎtóuzhèngzhì	- oligarchy
崭露头角	嶄露頭角	zhǎnlùtóujiǎo	- to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
左箭头键	左箭頭鍵	zuǒjiàntóujiàn	- left arrow key (on keyboard)
巴头探脑	巴頭探腦	bātóutànnǎo	- to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy - nosy
平头百姓	平頭百姓	píngtóubǎixìng	- common people
广角镜头	廣角鏡頭	guǎngjiǎojìngtóu	- wide angle camera shot
从头到尾	從頭到尾	cóngtóudàowěi	- from start to finish - from head to tail - the whole (thing)
从头到脚	從頭到腳	cóngtóudàojiǎo	- from head to foot
彻头彻尾	徹頭徹尾	chètóuchèwěi	- lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing - through and through - out and out - from top to bottom
愣头儿青	愣頭兒青	lèngtóurqīng	- hothead - rash individual
愣头愣脑	愣頭愣腦	lèngtóulèngnǎo	- rash - impetuous - reckless
戆头戆脑	戇頭戇腦	gàngtóugàngnǎo	- stupid (Wu dialect)
戴绿头巾	戴綠頭巾	dàilǜtóujīn	- lit. to wear green headband (to visit a Yuan dynasty brothel) - cuckold
手头现金	手頭現金	shǒutóuxiànjīn	- cash in hand
披头散发	披頭散髮	pītóusànfà	- with dishevelled hair (idiom) - with one's hair down
抱头痛哭	抱頭痛哭	bàotóutòngkū	- to weep disconsolately - to cry on each other's shoulder
抱头鼠窜	抱頭鼠竄	bàotóushǔcuàn	- to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头鼠蹿	抱頭鼠躥	bàotóushǔcuān	- to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously - also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
抛头露面	拋頭露面	pāotóulòumiàn	- to show your face in public (derog.)
拳头产品	拳頭產品	quántouchǎnpǐn	- competitive product - superior goods - with real punch
掉头就走	掉頭就走	diàotóujiùzǒu	- to turn on one's heels - to walk away abruptly
探头探脑	探頭探腦	tàntóutànnǎo	- to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
摇头摆尾	搖頭擺尾	yáotóubǎiwěi	- to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) - to be well pleased with oneself - to have a lighthearted air
改头换面	改頭換面	gǎitóuhuànmiàn	- to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes - Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
败子回头	敗子回頭	bàizǐhuítóu	- return of the prodigal son
斑头鸺鹠	斑頭鵂鶹	bāntóuxiūliú	- (Chinese bird species) Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)
方头括号	方頭括號	fāngtóukuòhào	- square brackets [ ]
方头螺帽	方頭螺帽	fāngtóuluómào	- square headed nut
昏头昏脑	昏頭昏腦	hūntóuhūnnǎo	- confused - dizzy - fainting
晕头转向	暈頭轉向	yūntóuzhuànxiàng	- confused and disoriented
有头有尾	有頭有尾	yǒutóuyǒuwěi	- where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth - to carry things through - I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾	有頭無尾	yǒutóuwúwěi	- to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through - lack of sticking power - short attention span
杖头木偶	杖頭木偶	zhàngtóumùǒu	- zhangtou wooden rod puppetry
栗头地莺	栗頭地鶯	lìtóudìyīng	- (Chinese bird species) chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata)
栗头蜂虎	栗頭蜂虎	lìtóufēnghǔ	- (Chinese bird species) chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)
栗头雀鹛	栗頭雀鶥	lìtóuquèméi	- (Chinese bird species) rufous-winged fulvetta (Alcippe castaneceps)
栗头鹟莺	栗頭鶲鶯	lìtóuwēngyīng	- (Chinese bird species) chestnut-crowned warbler (Seicercus castaniceps)
棕头幽鹛	棕頭幽鶥	zōngtóuyōuméi	- (Chinese bird species) puff-throated babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)
棕头歌鸲	棕頭歌鴝	zōngtóugēqú	- (Chinese bird species) rufous-headed robin (Larvivora ruficeps)
棕头雀鹛	棕頭雀鶥	zōngtóuquèméi	- (Chinese bird species) spectacled fulvetta (Fulvetta ruficapilla)
棕头鸦雀	棕頭鴉雀	zōngtóuyāquè	- (Chinese bird species) vinous-throated parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana)
橙头地鸫	橙頭地鶇	chéngtóudìdōng	- (Chinese bird species) orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina)
横头横脑	橫頭橫腦	héngtóuhéngnǎo	- coarse and arrogant - always in the right
死到临头	死到臨頭	sǐdàolíntóu	- Death is near at hand. (idiom)
汕头地区	汕頭地區	Shàntóudìqū	- Shantou prefecture, Guangdong
汕头大学	汕頭大學	ShàntóuDàxué	- Shantou University
没有劲头	沒有勁頭	méiyǒujìntóu	- to have no strength - to feel weak - feeling listless
没头没脸	沒頭沒臉	méitóuméiliǎn	- lit. without head, without face (idiom) - fig. frenzily - haphazardly
冲昏头脑	沖昏頭腦	chōnghūntóunǎo	- lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally - to go to one's head
沙坡头区	沙坡頭區	Shāpōtóuqū	- Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 shi4], Ningxia
注射针头	注射針頭	zhùshèzhēntóu	- see 注射針|注射针[zhu4 she4 zhen1]
浪子回头	浪子回頭	làngzǐhuítóu	- the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
满头大汗	滿頭大汗	mǎntóudàhàn	- brow beaded with sweat - perspiring freely
灰头土脸	灰頭土臉	huītóutǔliǎn	- head and face filthy with grime (idiom) - covered in dirt - dejected and depressed
灰头柳莺	灰頭柳鶯	huītóuliǔyīng	- (Chinese bird species) grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)
灰头椋鸟	灰頭椋鳥	huītóuliángniǎo	- (Chinese bird species) chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica)
灰头灰雀	灰頭灰雀	huītóuhuīquè	- (Chinese bird species) grey-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca)
灰头绿鸠	灰頭綠鳩	huītóulǜjiū	- (Chinese bird species) ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei)
灰头薮鹛	灰頭藪鶥	huītóusǒuméi	- (Chinese bird species) red-faced liocichla (Liocichla phoenicea)
灰头雀鹛	灰頭雀鶥	huītóuquèméi	- (Chinese bird species) Yunnan fulvetta (Alcippe fratercula)
灰头鸦雀	灰頭鴉雀	huītóuyāquè	- (Chinese bird species) grey-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus gularis)
灰头鹦鹉	灰頭鸚鵡	huītóuyīngwǔ	- (Chinese bird species) grey-headed parakeet (Psittacula finschii)
灰头麦鸡	灰頭麥雞	huītóumàijī	- (Chinese bird species) grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)
焦头烂额	焦頭爛額	jiāotóulàné	- lit. beaten head and scorched brow (idiom); beaten black and blue - fig. in trouble - in terrible shape - hard pressed - overwrought
牛头伯劳	牛頭伯勞	niútóubóláo	- (Chinese bird species) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
狗血喷头	狗血噴頭	gǒuxiěpēntóu	- torrent of abuse (idiom)
狗血淋头	狗血淋頭	gǒuxuèlíntóu	- lit. to pour dogs blood on - to curse or berate sb (idiom)
狗头军师	狗頭軍師	gǒutóujūnshī	- (derog.) inept advisor - a good-for-nothing adviser - one who offers bad advice
狮头石竹	獅頭石竹	shītóushízhú	- grenadine - carnation - clove pink - Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
独占鳌头	獨佔鰲頭	dúzhànáotóu	- to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) - to be the champion - to be the very best in any field
玉头姬鹟	玉頭姬鶲	yùtóujīwēng	- (Chinese bird species) sapphire flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira)
生死关头	生死關頭	shēngsǐguāntóu	- the critical moment - life and death crisis
白头偕老	白頭偕老	báitóuxiélǎo	- (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss - until death do us part
白头到老	白頭到老	báitóudàolǎo	- (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss - until death do us part
白头䴗鹛	白頭鶪鶥	báitóujúméi	- (Chinese bird species) white-hooded babbler (Gampsorhynchus rufulus)
百尺竿头	百尺竿頭	bǎichǐgāntóu	- to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
皮包骨头	皮包骨頭	píbāogǔtóu	- to be all skin and bones (idiom) - also written 皮包骨[pi2 bao1 gu3]
目眩头昏	目眩頭昏	mùxuàntóuhūn	- to be dizzy and see stars
蒙头转向	矇頭轉向	mēngtóuzhuǎnxiàng	- to lose one's bearings - utterly confused
矛头指向	矛頭指向	máotóuzhǐxiàng	- to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)
石头火锅	石頭火鍋	shítouhuǒguō	- claypot (used in cooking)
硬着头皮	硬著頭皮	yìngzhetóupí	- to brace oneself to do sth - to put a bold face on it - to summon up courage - to force oneself to
红头咬鹃	紅頭咬鵑	hóngtóuyǎojuān	- (Chinese bird species) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
红头噪鹛	紅頭噪鶥	hóngtóuzàoméi	- (Chinese bird species) chestnut-crowned laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum)
红头潜鸭	紅頭潛鴨	hóngtóuqiányā	- (Chinese bird species) common pochard (Aythya ferina)
红头灰雀	紅頭灰雀	hóngtóuhuīquè	- (Chinese bird species) red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala)
红头穗鹛	紅頭穗鶥	hóngtóusuìméi	- (Chinese bird species) rufous-capped babbler (Stachyridopsis ruficeps)
红头鸦雀	紅頭鴉雀	hóngtóuyāquè	- (Chinese bird species) rufous-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus bakeri)
紧要关头	緊要關頭	jǐnyàoguāntóu	- urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
缩头乌龟	縮頭烏龜	suōtóuwūguī	- person who refuses to face reality or confront a problem - ostrich
罐头起子	罐頭起子	guàntouqǐzi	- can opener
骂到臭头	罵到臭頭	màdàochòutóu	- to chew sb out (Tw)
羊头狗肉	羊頭狗肉	yángtóugǒuròu	- see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4]
聪明过头	聰明過頭	cōngmingguòtóu	- too clever by half - excessive ingenuity
股二头肌	股二頭肌	gǔèrtóujī	- biceps femoris (anatomy)
股四头肌	股四頭肌	gǔsìtóujī	- quadriceps muscle group - thigh muscles
肥头大耳	肥頭大耳	féitóudàěr	- robust and prosperous (a compliment in former times) - fat person (modern)
肱三头肌	肱三頭肌	gōngsāntóujī	- triceps brachii (back of the upper arm)
肱二头肌	肱二頭肌	gōngèrtóujī	- bicipital muscle - biceps
花头鹦鹉	花頭鸚鵡	huātóuyīngwǔ	- (Chinese bird species) blossom-headed parakeet (Psittacula roseata)
草字头儿	草字頭兒	cǎozìtóur	- grass radical 艹
万头钻动	萬頭鑽動	wàntóuzuāndòng	- milling crowds
苍头燕雀	蒼頭燕雀	cāngtóuyànquè	- (Chinese bird species) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
蓬头垢面	蓬頭垢面	péngtóugòumiàn	- messy hair and dirty face - bad appearance
蓬头散发	蓬頭散髮	péngtóusànfà	- disheveled
蓬头跣足	蓬頭跣足	péngtóuxiǎnzú	- matted hair and bare feet - unkempt
藏头露尾	藏頭露尾	cángtóulùwěi	- to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account - half-truths
虎头海雕	虎頭海鵰	hǔtóuhǎidiāo	- (Chinese bird species) Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
虎头蛇尾	虎頭蛇尾	hǔtóushéwěi	- lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
街头巷尾	街頭巷尾	jiētóuxiàngwěi	- top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
街头霸王	街頭霸王	JiētóuBàwáng	- Street Fighter (video game series)
冲昏头脑	衝昏頭腦	chōnghūntóunǎo	- lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally - to go to one's head
褐头山雀	褐頭山雀	hètóushānquè	- (Chinese bird species) willow tit (Poecile montanus)
褐头岭雀	褐頭嶺雀	hètóulǐngquè	- (Chinese bird species) Sillem's mountain finch (Leucosticte sillemi)
褐头雀鹛	褐頭雀鶥	hètóuquèméi	- (Chinese bird species) grey-hooded fulvetta (Fulvetta cinereiceps)
褐头凤鹛	褐頭鳳鶥	hètóufèngméi	- (Chinese bird species) Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps)
褐头鹪莺	褐頭鷦鶯	hètóujiāoyīng	- (Chinese bird species) plain prinia (Prinia inornata)
评头品足	評頭品足	píngtóupǐnzú	- to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
评头论足	評頭論足	píngtóulùnzú	- lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance - fig. to find fault in minor details - to remark upon a person's appearance - nit-picking - over-critical - judgmental
贼头贼脑	賊頭賊腦	zéitóuzéinǎo	- lit. to behave like a thief - furtive - underhand
迎头打击	迎頭打擊	yíngtóudǎjī	- to hit head on
迎头痛击	迎頭痛擊	yíngtóutòngjī	- head-on - direct attack
迎头赶上	迎頭趕上	yíngtóugǎnshàng	- to try hard to catch up
避避风头	避避風頭	bìbìfēngtóu	- to lie low until the fuss dies down
金头穗鹛	金頭穗鶥	jīntóusuìméi	- (Chinese bird species) golden babbler (Stachyridopsis chrysaea)
金头黑雀	金頭黑雀	jīntóuhēiquè	- (Chinese bird species) gold-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta)
镰刀斧头	鐮刀斧頭	liándāofǔtóu	- the hammer and sickle (flag of USSR, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor)
门头沟区	門頭溝區	Méntóugōuqū	- Mentougou district of Beijing
电缆接头	電纜接頭	diànlǎnjiētóu	- cable gland
青头潜鸭	青頭潛鴨	qīngtóuqiányā	- (Chinese bird species) Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)
青头鹦鹉	青頭鸚鵡	qīngtóuyīngwǔ	- (Chinese bird species) slaty-headed parakeet (Psittacula himalayana)
顶头上司	頂頭上司	dǐngtóushàngsi	- one's immediate superior
项上人头	項上人頭	xiàngshàngréntóu	- head - neck (as in "to save one's neck", i.e. one's life)
头儿脑儿	頭兒腦兒	tóurnǎor	- leading figure - bigwig - lion - nabob - pooh-bah
头半天儿	頭半天兒	tóubàntiānr	- erhua variant of 頭半天|头半天[tou2 ban4 tian1]
头孢拉定	頭孢拉定	tóubāolādìng	- cefradine, cephradine (pharm.)
头孢菌素	頭孢菌素	tóubāojūnsù	- cephalosporin (pharm.) - cephalothin
头屯河区	頭屯河區	Tóutúnhéqū	- Toutunhe district (Uighur: Tudungxaba Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
头昏目晕	頭昏目暈	tóuhūnmùyūn	- (idiom) dizzy and faint - to faint and see stars
头昏目眩	頭昏目眩	tóuhūnmùxuàn	- (idiom) to faint and see stars
头昏眼晕	頭昏眼暈	tóuhūnyǎnyūn	- head spinning and blurred vision - giddy - in a faint
头昏眼暗	頭昏眼暗	tóuhūnyǎnàn	- head spinning and eyes dark (idiom); dizzy - fainting - vertigo
头昏眼花	頭昏眼花	tóuhūnyǎnhuā	- to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
头昏脑闷	頭昏腦悶	tóuhūnnǎomèn	- fainting and giddy - one's head spins
头昏脑涨	頭昏腦漲	tóuhūnnǎozhàng	- variant of 頭昏腦脹|头昏脑胀[tou2 hun1 nao3 zhang4]
头昏脑眩	頭昏腦眩	tóuhūnnǎoxuàn	- dizzying - it makes one's head spin
头昏脑胀	頭昏腦脹	tóuhūnnǎozhàng	- giddy - one's head spins
头晕目眩	頭暈目眩	tóuyūnmùxuàn	- to have a dizzy spell - dazzled
头晕眼花	頭暈眼花	tóuyūnyǎnhuā	- to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
头晕脑涨	頭暈腦漲	tóuyūnnǎozhàng	- variant of 頭暈腦脹|头晕脑胀[tou2 yun1 nao3 zhang4]
头晕脑胀	頭暈腦脹	tóuyūnnǎozhàng	- dizzy and light-headed
头条新闻	頭條新聞	tóutiáoxīnwén	- headline
头痛欲裂	頭痛欲裂	tóutòngyùliè	- to have a splitting headache (idiom)
头痛医头	頭痛醫頭	tóutòngyītóu	- to treat the symptoms - reactive (rather than proactive)
头破血流	頭破血流	tóupòxuèliú	- lit. head broken and blood flowing - fig. badly bruised
头脑清楚	頭腦清楚	tóunǎoqīngchu	- lucid - clear-headed - sensible
头脑发胀	頭腦發脹	tóunǎofāzhàng	- swelling of the head (physical condition) - fig. swellheaded - conceited
头角峥嵘	頭角崢嶸	tóujiǎozhēngróng	- promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
头重脚轻	頭重腳輕	tóuzhòngjiǎoqīng	- top-heavy - fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
头面人物	頭面人物	tóumiànrénwù	- leading figure - bigwig
头头是道	頭頭是道	tóutóushìdào	- clear and logical
马头星云	馬頭星雲	Mǎtóuxīngyún	- the Horse's Head nebula
骨头架子	骨頭架子	gǔtoujiàzi	- skeleton - skinny person - a mere skeleton
骨头节儿	骨頭節兒	gǔtoujiér	- joint (of the skeleton)
鬼头鬼脑	鬼頭鬼腦	guǐtóuguǐnǎo	- sneaky - furtive
鳞头树莺	鱗頭樹鶯	líntóushùyīng	- (Chinese bird species) Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)
凤头树燕	鳳頭樹燕	fèngtóushùyàn	- (Chinese bird species) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
凤头潜鸭	鳳頭潛鴨	fèngtóuqiányā	- (Chinese bird species) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
凤头百灵	鳳頭百靈	fèngtóubǎilíng	- (Chinese bird species) crested lark (Galerida cristata)
凤头蜂鹰	鳳頭蜂鷹	fèngtóufēngyīng	- (Chinese bird species) crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
凤头雀莺	鳳頭雀鶯	fèngtóuquèyīng	- (Chinese bird species) crested tit-warbler (Leptopoecile elegans)
凤头鹰雕	鳳頭鷹雕	fèngtóuyīngdiāo	- (Chinese bird species) crested hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
凤头䴙䴘	鳳頭鷿鷈	fèngtóupìtī	- (Chinese bird species) great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
凤头鹦鹉	鳳頭鸚鵡	fèngtóuyīngwǔ	- cockatoo (zoology)
凤头麦鸡	鳳頭麥雞	fèngtóumàijī	- (Chinese bird species) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
黄毛丫头	黃毛丫頭	huángmáoyātou	- silly little girl
黄头鹡鸰	黃頭鶺鴒	huángtóujílíng	- (Chinese bird species) citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
黑头噪鸦	黑頭噪鴉	hēitóuzàoyā	- (Chinese bird species) Sichuan jay (Perisoreus internigrans)
黑头奇鹛	黑頭奇鶥	hēitóuqíméi	- (Chinese bird species) rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata)
黑头白鹮	黑頭白䴉	hēitóubáihuán	- (Chinese bird species) black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
黑头穗鹛	黑頭穗鶥	hēitóusuìméi	- (Chinese bird species) grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps)
黑头角雉	黑頭角雉	hēitóujiǎozhì	- (Chinese bird species) western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)
黑头黄鹂	黑頭黃鸝	hēitóuhuánglí	- (Chinese bird species) black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
点头咂嘴	點頭咂嘴	diǎntóuzāzuǐ	- to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)
点头哈腰	點頭哈腰	diǎntóuhāyāo	- to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping - unctuous fawning
点头招呼	點頭招呼	diǎntóuzhāohū	- beckon
齐头并进	齊頭並進	qítóubìngjìn	- to go forward together (idiom); to undertake simultaneous tasks - going hand in hand
龙头企业	龍頭企業	lóngtóuqǐyè	- key enterprises - leading enterprises
龙头老大	龍頭老大	lóngtóulǎodà	- big boss - leader of a group - dominant (position)
龙头蛇尾	龍頭蛇尾	lóngtóushéwěi	- lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
十字头螺刀	十字頭螺刀	shízìtóuluódāo	- Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)
大凤头燕鸥	大鳳頭燕鷗	dàfèngtóuyànōu	- (Chinese bird species) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
家鸭绿头鸭	家鴨綠頭鴨	jiāyālǜtóuyā	- mallard - duck (Anas platyrhyncha)
小凤头燕鸥	小鳳頭燕鷗	xiǎofèngtóuyànōu	- (Chinese bird species) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
川褐头山雀	川褐頭山雀	Chuānhètóushānquè	- (Chinese bird species) Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus)
披头四乐团	披頭四樂團	PītóusìYuètuán	- the Beatles
探头探脑儿	探頭探腦兒	tàntóutànnǎor	- erhua variant of 探頭探腦|探头探脑[tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3]
摸不着头脑	摸不著頭腦	mōbuzháotóunǎo	- to be unable to make any sense of the matter - to be at a loss
摸石头过河	摸石頭過河	mōshítouguòhé	- lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones - improvise by trial-and-error - move cautiously
斑翅凤头鹃	斑翅鳳頭鵑	bānchìfèngtóujuān	- (Chinese bird species) pied cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
斑头大翠鸟	斑頭大翠鳥	bāntóudàcuìniǎo	- (Chinese bird species) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
星头啄木鸟	星頭啄木鳥	xīngtóuzhuómùniǎo	- (Chinese bird species) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)
栗头八色鸫	栗頭八色鶇	lìtóubāsèdōng	- (Chinese bird species) rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi)
棕背黑头鸫	棕背黑頭鶇	zōngbèihēitóudōng	- (Chinese bird species) Kessler's thrush (Turdus kessleri)
棕头钩嘴鹛	棕頭鉤嘴鶥	zōngtóugōuzuǐméi	- (Chinese bird species) red-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps)
栈桥式码头	棧橋式碼頭	zhànqiáoshìmǎtou	- jetty - pier
枪打出头鸟	槍打出頭鳥	qiāngdǎchūtóuniǎo	- the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) - nonconformity gets punished
没有劲头儿	沒有勁頭兒	méiyǒujìntóur	- erhua variant of 沒有勁頭|没有劲头[mei2 you3 jin4 tou2]
灰头啄木鸟	灰頭啄木鳥	huītóuzhuómùniǎo	- (Chinese bird species) grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus)
灰头斑翅鹛	灰頭斑翅鶥	huītóubānchìméi	- (Chinese bird species) streaked barwing (Actinodura souliei)
白头硬尾鸭	白頭硬尾鴨	báitóuyìngwěiyā	- (Chinese bird species) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
红翅凤头鹃	紅翅鳳頭鵑	hóngchìfèngtóujuān	- (Chinese bird species) chestnut-winged cuckoo (Clamator coromandus)
纹头斑翅鹛	紋頭斑翅鶥	wéntóubānchìméi	- (Chinese bird species) hoary-throated barwing (Actinodura nipalensis)
万事起头难	萬事起頭難	wànshìqǐtóunán	- the first step is the hardest (idiom)
蓝头红尾鸲	藍頭紅尾鴝	lántóuhóngwěiqú	- (Chinese bird species) blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)
蜡烛两头烧	蠟燭兩頭燒	làzhúliǎngtóushāo	- to burn the candle at both ends (idiom) - to labor under a double burden
视神经乳头	視神經乳頭	shìshénjīngrǔtóu	- optic disk (terminal of the optic nerve on the retina)
变焦距镜头	變焦距鏡頭	biànjiāojùjìngtóu	- zoom lens
金头扇尾莺	金頭扇尾鶯	jīntóushànwěiyīng	- (Chinese bird species) golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
金头缝叶莺	金頭縫葉鶯	jīntóufèngyèyīng	- (Chinese bird species) mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cuculatus)
银样镴枪头	銀樣鑞槍頭	yínyànglàqiāngtóu	- silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
头戴式耳机	頭戴式耳機	tóudàishìěrjī	- headphones
凤头雀嘴鹎	鳳頭雀嘴鵯	fèngtóuquèzuǐbēi	- (Chinese bird species) crested finchbill (Spizixos canifrons)
黑头蜡嘴雀	黑頭蠟嘴雀	hēitóulàzuǐquè	- (Chinese bird species) Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
黑头金翅雀	黑頭金翅雀	hēitóujīnchìquè	- (Chinese bird species) black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua)
一个头两个大	一個頭兩個大	yīgetóuliǎnggedà	- (coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
二级头呼吸器	二級頭呼吸器	èrjítóuhūxīqì	- (diving) regulator - demand valve
印缅褐头雀鹛	印緬褐頭雀鶥	yìnmiǎnhètóuquèméi	- (Chinese bird species) manipur fulvetta (Fulvetta manipurensis)
吃人不吐骨头	吃人不吐骨頭	chīrénbùtǔgǔtóu	- ruthless - vicious and greedy
好戏还在后头	好戲還在後頭	hǎoxìháizàihòutou	- the best part of the show is yet to come - (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come - you ain't seen nothin' yet
小星头啄木鸟	小星頭啄木鳥	xiǎoxīngtóuzhuómùniǎo	- (Chinese bird species) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
悬羊头卖狗肉	懸羊頭賣狗肉	xuányángtóumàigǒuròu	- see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4]
挂羊头卖狗肉	掛羊頭賣狗肉	guàyángtóumàigǒuròu	- lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) - fig. to cheat - dishonest advertising - wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
摸着石头过河	摸著石頭過河	mōzheshítouguòhé	- to wade the river by groping for stones (idiom) - to advance step by step - to feel one's way around
牛头不对马嘴	牛頭不對馬嘴	niútóubùduìmǎzuǐ	- see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu:2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3]
红头长尾山雀	紅頭長尾山雀	hóngtóuchángwěishānquè	- (Chinese bird species) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
鸡蛋里挑骨头	雞蛋裡挑骨頭	jīdànlitiāogǔtou	- to look for bones in an egg - to find fault - to nitpick (idiom)
不撞南墙不回头	不撞南牆不回頭	bùzhuàngnánqiángbùhuítóu	- to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
不是冤家不聚头	不是冤家不聚頭	bùshìyuānjiābùjùtóu	- destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) - (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不蒸馒头争口气	不蒸饅頭爭口氣	bùzhēngmántouzhēngkǒuqì	- not to be crushed (idiom) - to be determined to have one's revenge
好奇会吃苦头的	好奇會吃苦頭的	hàoqíhuìchīkǔtoude	- Curiosity killed the cat.
好马不吃回头草	好馬不吃回頭草	hǎomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo	- lit. a good horse doesn't come back to the same pasture (idiom) - fig. one should not go back to one's past experiences (of love, job etc)
小葵花凤头鹦鹉	小葵花鳳頭鸚鵡	xiǎokuíhuāfèngtóuyīngwǔ	- (Chinese bird species) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
强龙不压地头蛇	強龍不壓地頭蛇	qiánglóngbùyādìtóushé	- lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
斑头绿拟啄木鸟	斑頭綠擬啄木鳥	bāntóulǜnǐzhuómùniǎo	- (Chinese bird species) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)
杀人不过头点地	殺人不過頭點地	shārénbùguòtóudiǎndì	- It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously - a fuss about nothing - nothing to write home about
浪子回头金不换	浪子回頭金不換	làngzǐhuítóujīnbùhuàn	- a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
白嘴端凤头燕鸥	白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗	báizuǐduānfèngtóuyànōu	- (Chinese bird species) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
石头、剪子、布	石頭、剪子、布	shítou,jiǎnzi,bù	- rock-paper-scissors (hand game)
砍头不过风吹帽	砍頭不過風吹帽	kǎntóubùguòfēngchuīmào	- to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)
老婆孩子热炕头	老婆孩子熱炕頭	lǎopóháizirèkàngtou	- wife kids and a warm bed (idiom); the simple and good life - longa est vita si plena est - la dolce vita
船到桥头自然直	船到橋頭自然直	chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí	- lit. when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb) - fig. everything will be all right - cf 車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直
色字头上一把刀	色字頭上一把刀	sèzìtóushàngyībǎdāo	- lit. there is a knife above the character for lust - fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
开弓没有回头箭	開弓沒有回頭箭	kāigōngméiyǒuhuítóujiàn	- lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) - fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back - to have to finish what one started - to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
头悬梁，锥刺股	頭懸梁，錐刺股	tóuxuánliáng,zhuīcìgǔ	- lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom) - fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
头发胡子一把抓	頭髮鬍子一把抓	tóufahúziyībǎzhuā	- lit. hair and beard all in one stroke - fig. to handle different things by the same method - one method to solve all problems - one size fits all
黑嘴端凤头燕鸥	黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗	hēizuǐduānfèngtóuyànōu	- (Chinese bird species) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)
备用二级头呼吸器	備用二級頭呼吸器	bèiyòngèrjítóuhūxīqì	- backup regulator - octopus (diving)
好记性不如烂笔头	好記性不如爛筆頭	hǎojìxìngbùrúlànbǐtóu	- the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
搬石头砸自己的脚	搬石頭砸自己的腳	bānshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo	- to move a stone and stub one's toe - to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
东一榔头西一棒子	東一榔頭西一棒子	dōngyīlángtóuxīyībàngzi	- banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision
船到码头，车到站	船到碼頭，車到站	chuándàomǎtóu,chēdàozhàn	- The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station. - The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)
头脑简单四肢发达	頭腦簡單四肢發達	tóunǎojiǎndānsìzhīfādá	- all brawn no brains
丈二金刚摸不着头脑	丈二金剛摸不著頭腦	zhàngérJīngāngmōbuzháotóunǎo	- see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er2 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾	寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾	nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi	- lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) - fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
宁为鸡头，不为凤尾	寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾	nìngwéijītóu,bùwéifèngwěi	- see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头，不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]
搬起石头砸自己的脚	搬起石頭砸自己的腳	bānqǐshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo	- to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom) - hoisted by one's own petard
百尺竿头，更尽一步	百尺竿頭，更盡一步	bǎichǐgāntóu,gèngjìnyībù	- lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do - to continue to further successes - not to rest on one's laurels
苦海无边，回头是岸	苦海無邊，回頭是岸	kǔhǎiwúbiān,huítóushìàn	- The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. - Repent and ye shall be saved!
头痛医头，脚痛医脚	頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳	tóutòngyītóu,jiǎotòngyījiǎo	- to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb) - reactive (rather than proactive)
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑	丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦	zhàngérhéshang,mōbuzháotóunǎo	- lit. like a three-meter high monk , you can't rub his head (idiom) - fig. at a total loss
老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头	老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭	lǎoshǔtuōmùxiān,dàtóuzàihòutou	- when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second - the tip of the iceberg - the cockroach principle
车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直	車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直	chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù,chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí	- lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom) - fig. Everything will turn out for the best. - Let's worry about it when it happens. - It will be all right on the night.