吐頭
Chinese
| vomit; to spit | head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (吐頭) | 吐 | 頭 | |
| simp. (吐头) | 吐 | 头 | |
| alternative forms | 捅頭／捅头 (thóng-thâu) | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thó͘-thâu / thóng-thâu
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thó͘-thâu
- Tâi-lô: thóo-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: toftaau
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thóng-thâu
- Tâi-lô: thóng-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: tofngtaau
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Verb
吐頭
- (Hokkien) to stick out one's head
- (Hokkien, after numbers) to exceed by a little; to be a little over
- (Hokkien) to show oneself; to make an appearance
Synonyms
- (to exceed by a little): 出頭／出头 (chūtóu), 冒尖 (màojiān), 冒頭／冒头 (màotóu); (Hokkien) 較吐／较吐
- (to show oneself): 露面 (lòumiàn)
References
- “吐頭”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.