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

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

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

extreme; excessive

Adverb

過頭

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)

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