頂頷

Chinese

		go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")	chin; nod assent
trad. (頂頷)		頂	頷
simp. (顶颔)		顶	颔
alternative forms		頂𦜆／顶𦜆

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): téng-ham

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: téng-ham
    • Tâi-lô: tíng-ham
    • Phofsit Daibuun: defnghafm
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ham⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ham⁴⁴/

Noun

頂頷

1. (Hokkien, dated in Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) palate; upper jaw; maxilla

Synonyms

• (Mandarin, Cantonese) 上顎, 上頜
• (Dungan, Jin) 天花板
• (Eastern Min) 上岸
• (Hokkien) 上疆, 上顎

References

• “Entry #8014”, 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., 2024.