出頭

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: 出头

Chinese

[edit]
to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
head; (noun suffix)
trad. (出頭)
simp. (出头*)

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

出頭

  1. to free oneself (from misery, persecution, etc.); to hold up one's head
    他們出頭日子 [MSC, trad.]
    他们出头日子 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen yǒu le chūtóu de rìzǐ. [Pinyin]
    They can now hold up their heads.
  2. to appear in public and take the initiative; to come forward and take the lead
    出頭咱們成功 [MSC, trad.]
    出头咱们成功 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā yào kěn chūtóu, zánmen zhè jiàn shì zhǔn néng chénggōng. [Pinyin]
    If he's willing to come forward and take the lead, we're sure to succeed in this affair.
  3. to have the tip exposed (of an object)
  4. (after numbers) to exceed by a little; to be a little over
    三十出頭三十出头  ―  sānshí suì chūtóu  ―  a little over thirty years old
  5. (Cantonese, Hokkien) to be outstanding; to succeed (in one's career, etc.)

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

出頭

  1. (Mainland China Hokkien) program; show; repertoire
  2. (Philippine Hokkien) remainder; surplus

Synonyms

[edit]

References

[edit]

Japanese

[edit]
Kanji in this term
しゅつ > しゅっ
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

[edit]

(しゅっ)(とう) (shuttō

  1. presence, appearance
  2. turning oneself in to the police

Verb

[edit]

(しゅっ)(とう)する (shuttō surusuru (stem (しゅっ)(とう) (shuttō shi), past (しゅっ)(とう)した (shuttō shita))

  1. appear, report
  2. turn oneself in to the police

Conjugation

[edit]