An tou, Àn tóu: 5 definitions

岸頭—【雜語】苦海之岸。無門關曰：「於生死岸頭，得大自在。」

[zá yǔ] kǔ hǎi zhī àn. wú mén guān yuē: “yú shēng sǐ àn tóu, dé dà zì zài.”

[za yu] ku hai zhi an. wu men guan yue: "yu sheng si an tou, de da zi zai."

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

案頭 [àn tóu] [an tou]—
On the table. For example: "Burying one's head in one's work (埋首 [mai shou])." Tang Dynasty, Du Fu's (杜甫 [du fu]) poem "Inscribing on the Works of Zheng the Eighteenth (題鄭十八著作丈 [ti zheng shi ba zhe zuo zhang])": "The poor alley is quiet, with no carriages or horses passing; on the desk, fireflies die while reading (讀書螢 [du shu ying])." From "Twenty Years Eyewitness to Strange Happenings (二十年目睹之怪現狀 [er shi nian mu du zhi guai xian zhuang])," Chapter 22: "Bo Shu (伯述 [bo shu]) picked up a book from the desk and handed it to me."

àn tóu: zhuō shàng. rú: “mái shǒu àn tóu” . táng． dù fǔ 〈tí zhèng shí bā zhe zuò zhàng〉 shī: “qióng xiàng qiāo rán chē mǎ jué, àn tóu gān sǐ dú shū yíng.” < èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng> dì èr èr huí: “bó shù zài àn tóu qǔ guò yī běn shū lái dì gěi wǒ.”

an tou: zhuo shang. ru: "mai shou an tou" . tang. du fu shi: "qiong xiang qiao ran che ma jue, an tou gan si du shu ying." < er shi nian mu du zhi guai xian zhuang> di er er hui: "bo shu zai an tou qu guo yi ben shu lai di gei wo."