粵

出ceot1頭tau4

simp出头
ceot1 tau4chū tóu

English

  1. to get out of a predicament
  2. to suceed or achieve
  3. to stick out
  4. to stand up or defend for another person
  5. to take the initiative
  6. remaining odd fraction after a division
  7. a little more than
  8. to be successful in one's career; to free oneself from a miserable condition; to make it
  9. used after an integer to show a little more than
  10. to appear personally; to act in one's own capacity, usually using their social status to facilitate something

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺工作方面有成就
  2. 放喺整數後面,表示大過呢個數字少少
  3. 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

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