出頭 [－头]

Jyutping ceot1 tau4
Pinyin chū tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to get out of a predicament
  2. to stick out
  3. to take the initiative
  4. remaining odd fraction after a division
  5. a little more than
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to suceed or achieve/to stand up or defend for another person
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴
    放​喺​整​數​後​面​，​表示​大過​呢​個​數字​少少
    used after an integer to show a little more than
    • 你都三十出頭啦，係時候娶返個老婆喇。
      你都三十出头啦，系时候娶返个老婆喇。
      nei5 dou1 saam1 sap6 ceot1 tau4 laa1, hai6 si4 hau6 ceoi2 faan1 go3 lou5 po4 laa3.
      You are now just over thirty, it's time for you to find a woman to marry.
  2. 動詞
    喺​工作​方面​有​成就
    to be successful in one's career; to free oneself from a miserable condition
    • 佢喺公司度捱咗咁耐，終於都捱出頭喇。
      佢喺公司度挨咗咁耐，终于都挨出头喇。
      keoi5 hai2 gung1 si1 dou6 ngaai4 zo2 gam3 noi6, zung1 jyu1 dou1 ngaai4 ceot1 tau4 laa3.
      He finally achieved success after working in the company for so long.
  3. 動詞
    即​係​ ​出面​。
    to come forward
    • 每當我遇到困難嘅時候，佢都會幫我出頭㗎。
      每当我遇到困难嘅时候，佢都会帮我出头㗎。
      mui5 dong1 ngo5 jyu6 dou3 kwan3 naan4 ge3 si4 hau6, keoi5 dou1 wui5 bong1 ngo5 ceot1 tau4 gaa3.
      Whenever I was in trouble, he would come forward with help.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to take the lead; to take the initiative
  2. verb
    to appear in public; to come forward
  3. verb, after numbers
    to exceed by a little; to be a little over
    (syn.) 吐頭, 冒尖, 吐头, 冒頭, 冒头
    • 三十歲出頭
      三十岁出头
      sān shí suì chū tóu
      a little over thirty years old
  4. verb
    to make good; to succeed
  5. verb
    to lift one's head; to free oneself (from misery, persecution, etc.)
    (syn.) 出头天, 出頭天
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #549
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 日常用語：臺
    出頭
  2. 日常用語：陸
    冒頭、出頭、冒尖
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    最初的旗袍遮住了女性身体的大部分，只露出头部、手和脚趾头，为的是无论穿戴者的年龄如何,都能隐藏她的身材。
    最初的旗袍遮住了女性身體的大部分，只露出頭部、手和腳趾頭，為的是無論穿戴者的年齡如何,都能隱藏她的身材。
    zuì chū de qí páo zhē zhù le nǚ xìng shēn tǐ de dà bù fen ， zhǐ lù chū tóu bù 、 shǒu hé jiǎo zhǐ tou ， wèi de shì wú lùn chuān dài zhě de nián líng rú hé , dōu néng yǐn cáng tā de shēn cái 。
    • The original qipao covered most of a woman's body, revealing only the head, the hands and the tips of the toes, in order to conceal the figure of the wearer regardless of her age.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你都三十出头啦，系时候娶返个老婆喇。
    你都三十出頭啦，係時候娶返個老婆喇。
    nei5 dou1 saam1 sap6 ceot1 tau4 laa1, hai6 si4 hau6 ceoi2 faan1 go3 lou5 po4 laa3.
    • You are now just over thirty, it's time for you to find a woman to marry.
  2. Cantonese
    佢喺公司度挨咗咁耐，终于都挨出头喇。
    佢喺公司度捱咗咁耐，終於都捱出頭喇。
    keoi5 hai2 gung1 si1 dou6 ngaai4 zo2 gam3 noi6, zung1 jyu1 dou1 ngaai4 ceot1 tau4 laa3.
    • He finally achieved success after working in the company for so long.
  3. Cantonese
    每当我遇到困难嘅时候，佢都会帮我出头㗎。
    每當我遇到困難嘅時候，佢都會幫我出頭㗎。
    mui5 dong1 ngo5 jyu6 dou3 kwan3 naan4 ge3 si4 hau6, keoi5 dou1 wui5 bong1 ngo5 ceot1 tau4 gaa3.
    • Whenever I was in trouble, he would come forward with help.
  4. Cantonese
    佢两个根本就系一个鼻哥窿出气，唔系真心帮我哋出头。
    佢兩個根本就係一個鼻哥窿出氣，唔係真心幫我哋出頭。
    keoi5 loeng5 go3 gan1 bun2 zau6 hai6 jat1 go3 bei6 go1 lung1 ceot1 hei3, m4 hai6 zan1 sam1 bong1 ngo5 dei6 ceot1 tau4.
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Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    三十岁出头
    三十歲出頭
    sān shí suì chū tóu
    • a little over thirty years old
  2. Mandarin
    我想你们青春年少，终日陪伴著我老汉，终有个出头日子，不如乘我尚在，捡点些妆奁，嫁个人家，一夫一妻，也免得后来忙蹙蹙，寻觅头路。
    我想你們青春年少，終日陪伴著我老漢，終有個出頭日子，不如乘我尚在，撿點些妝奩，嫁個人家，一夫一妻，也免得後來忙蹙蹙，尋覓頭路。
    wǒ xiǎng nǐ men qīng chūn nián shào ， zhōng rì péi bàn zhe wǒ lǎo hàn ， zhōng yǒu ge chū tóu rì zi ， bù rú chéng wǒ shàng zài ， jiǎn diǎn xiē zhuāng lián ， jià ge rén jiā ， yī fū yī qī ， yě miǎn dé hòu lái máng cù cù ， xún mì tóu lù ．
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