出頭
simp出头ceot1 tau4chū tóu
English
- to get out of a predicament
- to suceed or achieve
- to stick out
- to stand up or defend for another person
- to take the initiative
- remaining odd fraction after a division
- a little more than
- to be successful in one's career; to free oneself from a miserable condition; to make it
- used after an integer to show a little more than
- to appear personally; to act in one's own capacity, usually using their social status to facilitate something
粵語 — Cantonese
- 喺工作方面有成就
- 放喺整數後面,表示大過呢個數字少少
- 出面,通常係幫人
Examples
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。
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.
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佢喺公司度捱咗咁耐,終於都捱出頭喇。
He finally achieved success after working in the company for so long. ----
你都三十出頭啦,係時候娶返個老婆喇。
You're over thirty now, it's time for you to get married.
每當我遇到困難嘅時候,佢都會幫我出頭㗎。
Whenever I was in trouble, he would come forward with help.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk