過頭

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guòtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ tau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ko-thèu
• Min Nan (POJ): kè-thâu / kèr-thâu / kòe-thâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: guòtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guohtour
    • IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo³ tau⁴
    • Yale: gwo tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo³ teo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ko-thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: go teuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go⁴ teu²
    • IPA: /ko⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: kè-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kea'taau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèr-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: kèr-thâu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: kuè-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koea'taau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kue²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʊ¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰaʊ²³/

Verb

過頭

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

   坐公車不小心坐過頭 [MSC, trad.]
   坐公车不小心坐过头 [MSC, simp.]

   zuò gōngchē bùxiǎoxīn zuò guòtóu [Pinyin]

   to miss one's stop on the bus

Adjective

過頭

1. extreme; excessive

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.

Derived terms

睡過頭／睡过头 (shuìguòtóu)