出頭天

See also: 出头天

Chinese

		to lift one's head; to free oneself	day; sky; heaven
trad. (出頭天)		出頭	天
simp. (出头天)		出头	天

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūtóutiān

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhut-thèu-thiên
Min Nan (POJ): chhut-thâu-thiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chūtóutiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chutourtian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhut-thèu-thiên
  - Hakka Romanization System: cud` teuˇ tien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cud⁵ teu² tian¹
  - IPA: /t͡sʰut̚² tʰeu̯¹¹ tʰi̯en²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhut-thâu-thiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshut-thâu-thinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhuttau'tvy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ tʰaʊ¹³⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰaʊ²³⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

Verb

出頭天

(chiefly Min Nan, Hakka) to have a breakthrough; to get out of a difficult situation and succeed
人生的環境，乞食嘛會出頭天，莫怨天，莫尤人，命順命歹攏是一生。 [Min Nan, trad.]
人生的环境，乞食嘛会出头天，莫怨天，莫尤人，命顺命歹拢是一生。 [Min Nan, simp.]
From: 劉德華 (Andy Lau), 世界第一等
Jîn-seng ê khoân-kéng, khit-chia̍h mā ē chhut-thâu-thiⁿ, bo̍k oàn-thiⁿ, bo̍k iû-jîn, miā sūn miā bái lóng-sī it-seng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
In life's circumstances, even beggars can break through. Don't blame the heavens; don't accuse others. Good life and bad life, it's all life.

Related terms

出頭／出头 (chūtóu)
出人頭地／出人头地 (chūréntóudì)

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