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出頭
简 出头 · 繁 出頭Mandarin · pinyin chū tóu
Meanings
- to get out of a predicament
- to stick out
- to take the initiative
- remaining odd fraction after a division
- a little more than
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1–2 · chu1 tou2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ceot1 tau4
Cantonese word readings for 出頭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
verb
- to free oneself (from misery, persecution, etc.); to hold up one's head
- to appear in public and take the initiative; to come forward and take the lead
- to have the tip exposed (of an object)
- (after numbers) to exceed by a little; to be a little over
- (Cantonese, Hokkien) to be outstanding; to succeed (in one's career, etc.)
noun
- (Mainland China Hokkien) program; show; repertoire
- (Philippine Hokkien) remainder; surplus
- (dialectal Cantonese, Zhongshan Min) outside
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