拋頭露面

Chinese

		to throw; to toss; to fling to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon	head; (noun suffix)	to appear in public; to turn up; to show one's face to appear in public; to turn up; to show one's face; to show up
trad. (拋頭露面)		拋	頭	露面
simp. (抛头露面)		抛	头	露面

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pāotóulùmiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄠㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paau¹ tau⁴ lou⁶ min⁶
Min Nan (POJ): phau-thâu-lō͘-bīn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pāotóulùmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pautourluhmiann
  - Tongyong Pinyin: paotóulùmiàn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mjɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paau¹ tau⁴ lou⁶ min⁶
  - Yale: pāau tàuh louh mihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paau¹ tau⁴ lou⁶ min⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: pao¹ teo⁴ lou⁶ min⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰäːu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ lou̯²² miːn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phau-thâu-lō͘-bīn
  - Tâi-lô: phau-thâu-lōo-bīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phau'tauloxbin
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴ lɔ³³⁻¹¹ bin³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³ lɔ³³⁻²¹ bin³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰau⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴ lɔ²²⁻²¹ bin²²/

Idiom

拋頭露面

(slightly derogatory, originally of women) to show one's face in public; to put oneself about

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 拋頭露面 (“to show one's face in public; to put oneself about”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		拋頭露面, 露面拋頭
Mandarin	Taiwan	拋頭露面
Cantonese	Hong Kong	拋頭露面
Min Nan	Xiamen	出頭露面

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