Cantonese Dictionary

頭箍

tau4 ku1

Mandarin: tou2 gu1

Manchu woman's band for gathering up hair

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頭紗

tau4 saa1

a veil (such as a bridal veil)

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頭緒

tau4 seoi5

Mandarin: tou2xu4

Simplified: 头绪

(noun) 1. Clue; 2. Idea

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頭耷耷

tau4 dap1 dap1

Mandarin: tou2 da1 da5

Simplified: 头耷耷

depressed and disheartened; dejected; head drooping

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頭耷耷，眼濕濕

tau4 dap1 dap1 ngaan5 sap1 sap1

Mandarin: tou2 da1 da5 , yan3 chi4 chi4

Simplified: 头耷耷，眼湿湿

literally: with one's head drooping and weepy eyes; dejected; depressed

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頭腦

tau4 nou5

Mandarin: tou2 nao3

Simplified: 头脑

mastermind; centre of control (Cantonese slang)

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頭腦流失

tau4 nou5 lau4 sat1

Mandarin: tou2 nao3 liu2 shi1

Simplified: 头脑流失

to lose someone talented

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頭腦清楚

tau4 nou5 cing1 co2

Mandarin: tou2 nao3 qing1 chu3

sane

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頭腦簡單

tau4 nou5 gaan2 daan1

Mandarin: tou2nao3jian3dan1

Simplified: 头脑简单

simple-minded [written and colloquial]

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頭號

tau4 hou6

number one

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頭號種子選手

tau4 hou6 zung2 zi2 syun2 sau2

Mandarin: tou2 hao4 zhong4 zi5 xuan3 shou3

No. 1 seeded player; top seed

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頭虱

tau4 sat1

head lice

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頭蠟

tau4 laap6

Mandarin: tou2 la4

Simplified: 头蜡

hair wax

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頭赤

tau4 cek3

Mandarin: tou2 chi4

Simplified: 头赤

to have a headache

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頭車

tau4 ce1

Mandarin: tou2 che1

Simplified: 头车

first bus or train of the day

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頭部

tau4 bou6

Mandarin: tou2 bu4

head

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頭銜

tau4 haam4

Mandarin: tou2 xian2

title [syn.]職稱 [粵]銜頭

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頭鑼

tau4 lo4

Mandarin: tou2 luo2

Simplified: 头锣

the opening gongs and drums; the lead

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頭長仔

tau4 coeng4 zai2

Mandarin: tou2 zhang3 zi3

Simplified: 头长仔

eldest son

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頭頂出煙

tau4 deng2 ceot1 jin1

Mandarin: tou2ding3 chu1 yan1

Simplified: 头顶出烟

to be furious; to be raging mad [colloquial]

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頭頭

tau4 tau4

Mandarin: tou2 tou2

Simplified: 头头

at first; at beginning (Cantonese)

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頭頭

tau4 tau4*2

Mandarin: tou2 tou2

head; chief; leader; overman; ringleader; head honcho [粵]: previously, originally, at first, at the outset

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頭頭尾尾

tau4 tau4 mei5 mei5

Mandarin: tou2 tou5 wei3 wei3

Simplified: 头头尾尾

odds and ends; from the start to the end

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頭頭是道

tau4 tau4 si6 dou6

clear and logical

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頭頭碰着黑

tau4 tau4 pung3 zoek6 hak1

Mandarin: tou2 tou5 peng4 zhe5 hei1

Simplified: 头头碰着黑

having bad luck continuosly (spoken)

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頭頭碰著黑

tau4 tau4 pung3 zoek6 hak1

Mandarin: tou2 tou5 peng4 zhao2 hei1

Simplified: 头头碰著黑

a series of unfortunate events (slang)

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頭顎顎

tau4 ngok6 ngok6

head up/movement

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頭飾

tau4 sik1

headdress

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頭髮

tau4 faat3

Mandarin: [普] tou2 fa5 [國] tou2 fa3

hair on the head

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頭髮尾浸浸涼

tau4 faat3 mei5 zam3 zam3 loeng4

Mandarin: tou2 fa5 wei3 jin4 jin4 liang2

Simplified: 头发尾浸浸凉

free from all worries; schadenreude; to gloat over other's misfortune

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