過頭

See also: 过头

Chinese

		to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (過頭)		過	頭
simp. (过头)		过	头
anagram		頭過／头过

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guòtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ tau⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ko-thèu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): guo⁴ têu²

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kè-thâu / kèr-thâu / kòe-thâu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): guê³ tao⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guòtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guòtóu
    • Wade–Giles: kuo⁴-tʻou²
    • Yale: gwò-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guohtour
    • Palladius: готоу (gotou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo³ tau⁴
    • Yale: gwo tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo³ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ko-thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: go teu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go⁴ teu²
    • Sinological IPA: /ko⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: guo⁴ têu²
    • Sinological IPA: /kuo⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰeu¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: kè-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kea'taau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèr-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: kèr-thâu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: kuè-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koea'taau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kue²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: guê³ tao⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuè thâu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

Verb

過頭

1. to overdo; to go too far; to exceed limits

   坐公交車不小心坐過頭 [MSC, trad.]
   坐公交车不小心坐过头 [MSC, simp.]

   zuò gōngjiāochē bù xiǎoxīn zuò guòtóu [Pinyin]

   to miss one's stop on the bus

Adjective

過頭

1. extreme; excessive

Synonyms

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• 不像話／不像话 (bùxiànghuà)
• 不成話／不成话 (bùchénghuà)
• 偏激 (piānjī) (thoughts, attitudes)
• 太甚 (tàishèn)
• 太過／太过 (tàiguò)
• 苦 (regional)
• 過分／过分 (guòfèn)
• 過度／过度 (guòdù)
• 過火／过火 (guòhuǒ)
• 過甚／过甚 (guòshèn) (literary)
• 過當／过当 (guòdàng)
• 過角／过角 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

Adverb

過頭

1. excessively; overdone

   她把披薩烤過頭了。 [MSC, trad.]
   她把披萨烤过头了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā bǎ pīsà kǎo guòtóu le. [Pinyin]

   She overcooked the pizza.

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 過龍／过龙

Derived terms

• 睡過頭／睡过头 (shuìguòtóu)