出頭天

See also: 出头天

Chinese

		to lift one's head; to free oneself	day; sky; heaven
trad. (出頭天)		出頭	天
simp. (出头天)		出头	天

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūtóutiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhut-thèu-thiên
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhut-thâu-thiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūtóutiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chutóutian
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-tʻou²-tʻien¹
    • Yale: chū-tóu-tyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chutourtian
    • Palladius: чутоутянь (čutoutjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhut-thèu-thiên
    • Hakka Romanization System: cud` teuˇ tien´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cud⁵ teu² tian¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰut̚² tʰeu̯¹¹ tʰi̯en²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhut-thâu-thiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshut-thâu-thinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhuttau'tvy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ tʰau¹³⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ³³/

Verb

出頭天

1. (chiefly Southern Min, Hakka) to have a breakthrough; to get out of a difficult situation and succeed
   • 1997, “世界第一等”, in 李安修, 陳富榮 (lyrics), 愛在刻骨銘心時, performed by 劉德華 [Andy Lau]:

     人生的環境，乞食嘛會出頭天，莫怨天，莫尤人，命順命歹攏是一生。 [Hokkien, trad.]
     人生的环境，乞食嘛会出头天，莫怨天，莫尤人，命顺命歹拢是一生。 [Hokkien, simp.]

     Jîn-seng ê khoân-kéng, khit-chia̍h mā ē chhut-thâu-thiⁿ, bo̍k oàn-thiⁿ, bo̍k iû-jîn, miā sūn miā bái lóng-sī it-seng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     In life's circumstances, even beggars can break through. Don't blame the heavens; don't accuse others. Good life and bad life, it's all life.

Related terms

• 出頭／出头 (chūtóu)
• 出人頭地／出人头地 (chūréntóudì)