吐頭

Chinese

		vomit; to spit	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (吐頭)		吐	頭
simp. (吐头)		吐	头

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thó͘-thâu / thóng-thâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thó͘-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: thóo-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: toftaau
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thóng-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: thóng-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tofngtaau
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

Verb

吐頭

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to show oneself; to make an appearance
2. (Southern Min, after numbers) to exceed by a little; to be a little over

Synonyms

• (to show oneself): 露面 (lòumiàn)
• (to exceed by a little): 出頭／出头 (chūtóu), 冒尖 (màojiān), 冒頭／冒头 (màotóu); (Hokkien) 較吐／较吐