出頭歲

Chinese

		to free oneself; to hold up one's head	year; years old; (a measure word)
trad. (出頭歲)		出頭	歲
simp. (出头岁)		出头	岁

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhut-thâu-hè / chhut-thâu-hòe

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhut-thâu-hè
    • Tâi-lô: tshut-thâu-hè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhuttau'hex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² he²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhut-thâu-hòe
    • Tâi-lô: tshut-thâu-huè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhuttau'hoex
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ tʰau¹³⁻²² hue²¹/

Verb

出頭歲

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be overage
2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be slightly older than a rounded age

Synonyms

• 出歲／出岁
• (to be overage): 超齡／超龄 (chāolíng); (Hokkien) 過歲／过岁