熬出头

to break clear of all the troubles and hardships / to achieve success / to make it

to boil / to simmer

to cook on a slow fire / to extract by heating / to decoct / to endure

to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than

head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4]

suffix for nouns