頭起先thâu-khí-sing副詞副詞起初、剛開始。伊頭起先無想欲投資,聽我說明了後才決定欲加入。I thâu-khí-sing bô siūnn-beh tâu-tsu, thiann guá suat-bîng liáu-āu tsiah kuat-tīng beh ka-jı̍p.他起先不想要投資,聽我說明後才決定要加入。類義自頭tsū-thâu原頭guân-thâu起手khí-tshiú起頭khí-thâu頭先thâu-sing寢頭tshím-thâu起基khí-ki反義尾手bué-tshiú/bé-tshiú尾後bué-āu/bé-āu落尾lo̍h-bué/lo̍h-bé落尾手lo̍h-bué-tshiú/lo̍h-bé-tshiú押尾ah-bué/ah-bé