麵頭

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

		flour; noodles	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (麵頭/麪頭)		麵/麪	頭
simp. (面头^*)		面	头

Mandarin
(Pinyin): miàntóu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miàntóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miàntóu
  - Wade–Giles: mien⁴-tʻou²
  - Yale: myàn-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mianntour
  - Palladius: мяньтоу (mjanʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

麵頭

(dialectal Mandarin) leavening dough

Synonyms

麵肥／面肥 (miànfěi)
老麵／老面 (lǎomiàn)
酵子 (jiàozǐ)
引酵 (yǐnjiào)

Pronunciation 2

		flour; noodles	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (麵頭/麪頭)		麵/麪	頭
simp. (面头^*)		面	头

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mī-thâu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Tong'an, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mī-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: mī-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mixtaau
  - IPA (Kinmen): /mĩ²²⁻¹² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mĩ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mĩ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Tong'an): /mĩ²²⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

Noun

麵頭

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Kinmenese Hokkien) Chinese steamed bun (without filling); mantou

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 饅頭 (“steamed bun (without filling)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		饅頭
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	饅頭
	Taiwan	饅頭
	Chengde	饅頭
	Chifeng	饅頭
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	饅頭
	Heihe	饅頭
	Qiqihar	饅頭, 餑餑
	Harbin	饅頭, 餑餑
	Jiamusi	饅頭
	Baicheng	饅頭
	Changchun	饅頭
	Tonghua	饅頭
	Shenyang	饅頭
	Jinzhou	饅頭
	Singapore	饅頭
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	饅頭
	Tangshan	饅頭
	Cangzhou	饅頭, 餑餑
	Baoding	饅頭, 包子
	Shijiazhuang	饃饃
	Lijin	饅頭, 饃饃
	Jinan	饅頭, 饃饃, 捲子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	餑餑
	Dandong	饅頭, 餑餑
	Yantai	餑餑, 捲子
	Yantai (Muping)	捲子, 饅頭
	Qingdao	饅頭, 餑餑
	Zhucheng	饅頭, 饃饃, 餑餑
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	饃
	Jining	饅頭, 饃饃
	Linfen	饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Shangqiu	蒸饃
	Yuanyang	饅頭, 饃
	Zhengzhou	蒸饃, 饃
	Xinyang	饃
	Baihe	饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Xi'an	饅頭, 饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Baoji	饅頭, 饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Tianshui	饅頭, 蒸饃
	Xining	饃饃
	Xuzhou	饅頭, 饃饃
	Fuyang	饅頭, 饃
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Lanzhou	饅頭, 饃饃
	Dunhuang	饅頭, 饃饃
	Hami	饃饃
	Ürümqi	饃饃, 蒸饃
	Ürümqi (Xigou)	饃饃, 饅頭
	Ürümqi (Changshanzi)	饃饃
	Ürümqi County (Banfanggou)	饃饃
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	饅頭
	Nanchong	饅頭, 饃饃
	Dazhou	饅頭
	Hanyuan	包子
	Xichang	饅頭
	Zigong	饅頭, 饃饃
	Chongqing	饅頭
	Wuhan	饃饃, 饅頭
	Yichang	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Xiangyang	饅頭, 饃饃
	Tianmen	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Guiyang	饅頭
	Zunyi	饅頭
	Bijie	饅頭
	Liping	饅頭
	Zhaotong	饅頭
	Dali	饅頭
	Kunming	饅頭
	Mengzi	饅頭
	Guilin	饅頭
	Liuzhou	饅頭
	Nanning (Wuming)	饅頭
	Jishou	饅頭
	Changde	饃饃
	Hanzhong	蒸饃
	Dagudi (Maliba)	饅頭
	Reshuitang (Longling)	饅頭
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	饅頭
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	饅頭
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	饅頭
	Yangzhou	饅頭
	Lianyungang	饅頭
	Lianshui	饅頭
	Nantong	饅頭
	Anqing	饃饃
	Wuhu	饃饃, 大饃
	Hefei	饃, 大饃
	Hong'an	饅頭, 饃, 泡粑
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	饅頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	饅頭
	Hong Kong	饅頭
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	包
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	饅頭
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	饅頭
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	饅頭
	Macau	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	饅頭
	Foshan	饅頭
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	饅頭
	Foshan (Shunde)	饅頭
	Foshan (Sanshui)	饅頭
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	饅頭
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	饅頭
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	饅頭
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	饅頭
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	饅頭
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	饅頭
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	饅頭
	Taishan	饅頭
	Kaiping (Chikan)	饅頭
	Enping (Niujiang)	饅頭
	Heshan (Yayao)	饅頭
	Dongguan	饅頭
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	饅頭
	Qingyuan	饅頭
	Fogang	饅頭
	Yingde (Hanguang)	饅頭
	Yangshan	饅頭
	Lianshan (Butian)	饅頭
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	饅頭
	Shaoguan	饅頭
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	饅頭
	Renhua	饅頭
	Lechang	饅頭
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	饅頭
	Sihui	饅頭
	Guangning	饅頭
	Deqing	饅頭
	Huaiji	饅頭
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	饅頭
	Yunfu	饅頭
	Xinxing	饅頭
	Luoding	饅頭
	Yunan (Pingtai)	包
	Yangjiang	饅頭
	Xinyi	饅頭
	Lianjiang	饅頭
	Nanning	饅頭
	Wuzhou	饅頭
	Yulin	饅頭
	Rongxian	饅頭
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	饅頭
	Hepu (Shatian)	饅頭
	Guiping	饅頭
	Guiping (Mule)	饅頭
	Pingnan	饅頭
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	饅頭
	Guigang (Pingdong)	饅頭
	Beihai	饅頭
	Beihai (Nankang)	饅頭
Beihai (Yingpan)	饅頭
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	饅頭
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	饅頭
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	饅頭
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	饅頭
Móng Cái	饅頭
Bangkok (Guangfu)	饅頭
Betong (Rongxian)	饅頭
Gan	Nanchang	饃饃, 饅頭
	Lichuan	饃饃
	Pingxiang	饃饃, 饅頭
	Jianning	饃饃
Hakka	Meixian	饅頭, 包仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	饅頭
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	饅頭
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	饅頭
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	饅頭
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	饅頭
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	饅頭
	Wengyuan	饅頭
	Liannan	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	饅頭
	Jiexi	饅頭
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	饅頭
	Changting	饅頭
	Wuping (Yanqian)	饅頭
	Ninghua	饅頭
	Yudu	饅頭
	Ningdu	饅頭
	Ruijin	饅頭
	Tonggu (Sandu)	饅頭
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	饅頭
	Dayu	饃饃, 饅頭
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	饅頭
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	饅頭
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	饅頭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	饅頭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	饅頭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	饅頭
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	饅頭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	饅頭
	Hong Kong	饅頭
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	饅頭
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	饅頭
	Xinyi (Sihe)	饅頭
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	饅頭
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	饅頭
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	饅頭
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	饅頭
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	饅頭
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	包子
	Mengshan (Xihe)	饅頭
	Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	饅頭
	Luchuan	饅頭
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	饅頭
	Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	饅頭
	Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	饅頭
	Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	饅頭
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	饅頭
	Rongxian (Xiandi)	饅頭
	Sabah (Longchuan)	饅頭
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	饅頭
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	饅頭
Huizhou	Jixi	饅頭
	Shexian	饃饃
	Fuliang	饃饃
Jin	Taiyuan	饃饃, 蒸饃
	Yangyuan	饅頭
	Datong	饅頭, 饃饃
	Xinzhou	饅頭, 饃饃
	Lüliang (Lishi)	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Changzhi	饃饃, 蒸饃
	Linhe	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Jining	饅頭
	Hohhot	饅頭, 饃饃
	Erenhot	饅頭, 饃饃
	Pingshan	饅頭, 饃饃
	Zhangjiakou	饅頭
	Handan	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Linzhou	饃饃
	Suide	饃饃
Northern Min	Jian'ou	饃饃
	Jianyang	饃饃
	Pucheng (Shibei)	饃饃
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	饃饃, 饅頭
Eastern Min	Fuqing	饃饃, 饅頭 long, 包 round
Southern Min	Xiamen	麵頭, 饅頭
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	麵頭
	Quanzhou	麵頭, 饅頭
	Zhangzhou	饅頭
	Zhao'an	饅頭
	Taipei	饅頭
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	饅頭
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	饅頭
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	饅頭
	Yilan	饅頭
	Yilan (Luodong)	饅頭
	Yilan (Toucheng)	饅頭
	Changhua (Lukang)	饅頭
	Taichung	饅頭
	Tainan	饅頭
	Tainan (Anping)	饅頭
	Taitung (Green Island)	饅頭
	Hsinchu	饅頭
	Pingtung (Liuqiu)	饅頭
	Kinmen	麵頭
	Penghu (Magong)	麵包
	Penghu (Pengnan)	麵包
	Penghu (Xiyu)	麵包
	Penghu (Huxi)	麵包
	Penghu (Wangan)	麵包
	Penghu (Cimei)	麵包
	Penghu (Huayu)	麵包
	Penghu (Zhongtun)	麵包
	Penghu (Houliao)	麵包
	Penghu (Tongliang)	麵包
	Penghu (Jibei)	麵包
	Penang (Hokkien)	饅頭
	Manila (Hokkien)	饅頭
	Chaozhou	饅頭
	Shantou	饅頭
	Bangkok (Teochew)	饅頭
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	麵包
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	饅頭
	Wenchang	饅頭
	Haikou	饅頭
Puxian Min	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	饅頭
Central Min	Yong'an	麵頭
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	饅頭
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	饅頭
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	饅頭
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	饅頭
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	饅頭
Wu	Shanghai	饅頭, 淡饅頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	實心饅頭
	Suzhou	饅頭, 大包子饅頭, 實心饅頭
	Danyang	饅頭
	Hangzhou	饅頭
	Ningbo	饅頭
	Wenzhou	實心包
	Jinhua	饅頭
Xiang	Changsha	饅頭
	Loudi	饃饃
	Shuangfeng	饃饃, 饅頭
	Quanzhou	饅頭

Pronunciation 3

	flour; noodles	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (麵頭/麪頭)	麵/麪	頭
simp. (面头^*)	面	头
alternative forms	饅頭／馒头

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bīn-thâu / mī-thâu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bīn-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: bīn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bixntaau
  - IPA (Taipei): /bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bin²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bin³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mī-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: mī-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mixtaau
  - IPA (Taipei): /mĩ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mĩ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

Noun

麵頭

(Hokkien) mantou used during the hundredth day commemoration of one's parent's death

Pronunciation 4

		flour; noodles	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (麵頭/麪頭)		麵/麪	頭
simp. (面头^*)		面	头

Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁶ tau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bīn-thâu / mī-thâu

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: min⁶ tau⁴
  - Yale: mihn tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: min⁶ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: min⁶ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːn²² tʰɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bīn-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: bīn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bixntaau
  - IPA (Philippines): /bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mī-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: mī-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mixtaau
  - IPA (Philippines): /mi⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

Noun

麵頭

(Philippine Hokkien, archaic in Cantonese) bread
- 1841, Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect, page 160:
  
  去買麵頭二個麥糠麵頭三個 [Cantonese, trad.]
  去买面头二个麦糠面头三个 [Cantonese, simp.]
  heoi³ maai⁵ min⁶ tau⁴ ji⁶ go³ mak⁶ hong¹ min⁶ tau⁴ saam¹ go³ [Jyutping]
  Go and buy two loaves of bread, and also three loaves of bran bread.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 麵包 (“bread”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		麵包
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	麵包
	Taiwan	麵包
	Chengde	麵包
	Chifeng	麵包
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	麵包
	Heihe	麵包
	Qiqihar	麵包, 列巴
	Harbin	麵包, 列巴
	Jiamusi	麵包, 列巴
	Baicheng	麵包
	Changchun	麵包
	Tonghua	麵包
	Shenyang	麵包
	Jinzhou	麵包
	Singapore	麵包
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	麵包
	Tangshan	麵包
	Cangzhou	麵包
	Baoding	麵包
	Shijiazhuang	麵包
	Lijin	麵包
	Jinan	麵包
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	麵包
	Dandong	麵包
	Yantai	麵包
	Qingdao	麵包
	Zhucheng	麵包
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	麵包
	Jining	麵包
	Linfen	麵包
	Shangqiu	麵包
	Yuanyang	麵包
	Zhengzhou	麵包
	Xinyang	麵包
	Baihe	麵包
	Xi'an	麵包
	Baoji	麵包
	Tianshui	麵包
	Xining	麵包
	Xuzhou	麵包
	Fuyang	麵包
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	合列巴
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	合列巴
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	麵包
	Lanzhou	麵包
	Dunhuang	麵包
	Hami	麵包
	Ürümqi	麵包, 列巴
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	麵包
	Nanchong	麵包
	Dazhou	麵包
	Hanyuan	麵包
	Xichang	麵包
	Zigong	麵包
	Chongqing	麵包
	Wuhan	麵包
	Yichang	麵包
	Xiangyang	麵包
	Tianmen	麵包
	Guiyang	麵包
	Zunyi	麵包
	Bijie	麵包
	Liping	麵包
	Zhaotong	麵包
	Dali	麵包
	Kunming	麵包
	Mengzi	麵包
	Guilin	麵包
	Liuzhou	麵包
	Shanglin (Sanli)	烤包
	Jishou	麵包
	Changde	麵包
	Hanzhong	麵包
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	麵包
	Yangzhou	麵包
	Lianyungang	麵包
	Lianshui	麵包子
	Nantong	麵包
	Anqing	麵包
	Wuhu	麵包
	Hefei	麵包
	Hong'an	麵包
Cantonese	Guangzhou	麵包
	Hong Kong	麵包, 包
	Taishan	麵包
	Beihai	麵包
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	麵包, 餅麵
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	麵包
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	燒包
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	麵包, 羅啲
	Singapore (Guangfu)	麵包, 羅啲
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	麵包
	Móng Cái	麵包, 餅麵
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	麵包
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	麵包
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	麵包
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	麭
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	麭
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	麭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	麵包, 麭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	麵包, 麭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	麵包, 麭
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	麵包
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	麵包, 麭
	Sabah (Bao'an)	麵包
	Senai (Huiyang)	羅啲
	Singkawang	羅啲
Huizhou	Shexian	麵包
Jin	Taiyuan	麵包
	Yangyuan	麵包
	Datong	麵包
	Xinzhou	麵包
	Lüliang (Lishi)	麵包
	Changzhi	麵包
	Linhe	麵包
	Jining	麵包
	Hohhot	麵包
	Erenhot	麵包
	Pingshan	麵包
	Zhangjiakou	麵包
	Handan	麵包
	Linzhou	麵包
	Suide	麵包
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	麵包
Eastern Min	Matsu	麵包
Southern Min	Xiamen	麵包
	Quanzhou	麵包
	Zhangzhou	麵包
	Zhao'an	麵包
	Taipei	麭
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	麭, 麵包
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	麭, 麵包
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	麭
	Kaohsiung	麭, 麵包
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	麭
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	麭
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	麭
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	麭, 麵包
	Yilan	麵包
	Yilan (Luodong)	麭, 麵包
	Yilan (Toucheng)	麭, 麵包
	Changhua (Lukang)	麭
	Changhua (Yongjing)	麭
	Taichung	麭, 麵包
	Tainan	麭
	Tainan (Anping)	麭, 麵包
	Hsinchu	麭
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	麭
	Kinmen	麵包, 麭
	Penghu (Magong)	麭
	Penghu (Xiyu)	麭
	Penang (Hokkien)	羅啲
	Singapore (Hokkien)	羅啲
	Manila (Hokkien)	麵頭, 麵包
	Jieyang	酸包
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	麵包, 羅啲
	Singapore (Teochew)	羅啲
	Batam (Teochew)	羅啲
	Wenchang	麵包
	Singapore (Hainanese)	羅啲
Wu	Shanghai	麵包

Derived terms

麵頭店／面头店