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tauˎ₄
()
Pinyin
tou2
Translations
noun
head; hair; hairstyle
noun
classifier for certain domestic animals
noun
side; party; aspect
noun
first; top; start; end
noun
chief; leader; boss
jauˏ₅tauˎ₄mouˏ₅meiˏ₅
(有头冇尾)
Pinyin
you3 tou2 mao3 wei3
Translations
noun
having a beginning but not having an end
noun
(adjective) finish a task/job incompletely
makˉ¹tauˎ₄
(唛头)
Pinyin
mai4 tou2
Translations
noun
shipping mark; a brand mark
saapˍ₆sukˍ₆gauˊ²tauˎ₄
(烚熟狗头)
Pinyin
xia2 shu2 gou3 tou2
Translations
noun
a person who smiles foolishly, thus showing his teeth
noun
putting up a fake laugh or smile (slang)
longˍ₆ziˊ²wuiˎ₄tauˎ₄
(浪子回头)
Pinyin
lang4 zi3 hui2 tou2
Translations
noun
the return of a prodigal son
fanˉ¹tauˎ₄
(分头)
Pinyin
fen1 tou2
Translations
noun
separately; individually
toˉ¹tauˊ²
(拖头)
Pinyin
tuo1 tou2
Translations
noun
the tractor on a container truck
noun
tow truck
tauˎ₄peiˎ₄sit˗₃
(头皮屑)
Pinyin
tou2 pi2 xie4
Translations
noun
dandruff | Syn.: 頭屑; (coll.) 頭皮
hek˗₃fuˊ²tauˎ₄
(吃苦头)
Pinyin
chi1 ku3 tou5
Translations
noun
suffer
janˎ₄tauˎ₄lokˍ₆deiˍ₆
(人头落地)
Pinyin
ren2 tou2 luo4 di4
Translations
noun
be decapitated/beheaded/executed
noun
heads will roll; someone would be punished
soˉ¹tauˎ₄
(梳头)
Pinyin
shu1 tou2
Translations
noun
comb the hair
batˉ¹moˊ²tauˎ₄
(不摸头)
Pinyin
bu4 mo1 tou2
Translations
noun
not acquainted with the situation; not up on things
maaˏ₅tauˎ₄
(马头)
Pinyin
ma3 tou2
Translations
noun
horsehead; tilefish; (placename) Ma Tau
cit˗₃tauˎ₄cit˗₃meiˏ₅
(彻头彻尾)
Pinyin
che4 tou2 che4 wei3
Translations
noun
out-and-out; downright; through and through
wuˍ₆tauˊ²
(芋头)
Pinyin
yu4 tou5
Translations
noun
taro
jinˉ¹tauˊ²
(烟头)
Pinyin
yan1 tou2
Translations
noun
cigarette butt, cigarette end
jatˉ¹tauˎ₄
(一头)
Pinyin
yi1 tou2
Translations
noun
simultaneously
noun
rapidly
noun
headlong; directly
syunˎ₄dou˗₃kiuˎ₄tauˎ₄ziˍ₆jinˎ₄zikˍ₆
(船到桥头自然直)
Pinyin
chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2
Translations
noun
a ship will straighten on its own when it reaches the bridge
noun
things have a way of working out; let nature take its own course; take things as they come; leave it to chance
mouˎ₄leiˎ₄tauˎ₄
(无厘头)
Pinyin
wu2 li2 tou2
Translations
noun
"nonsense speak" - a style of punning conversation arising from the complex interplay of cultural subtleties fashionable in HK in the late 1980's and early 1990's
noun
illogical; nonsensical; pointless; absurd | [synonyms] 莫名其妙, 不合邏輯, 荒謬, 滑稽
noun
(adjective) 1. pointless; 2. illogical; 3. senseless
ngauˎ₄mˎ₄jamˊ²seoiˊ²mˎ₄gamˍ₆dakˉ¹ngauˎ₄tauˎ₄daiˉ¹
(牛唔饮水唔揿得牛头低)
Pinyin
niu2 wu2 yin3 shui3 wu2 qin4 de2 niu2 tou2 di1
Translations
noun
if a cow doesn't want to drink, you can't force its head down
noun
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink
noun
you cannot force someone to do something against their will;
noun
it's impossible to force one to do something unwillingly (slang)
ceˉ¹tauˎ₄kamˊ²
(车头冚)
Pinyin
che1 tou2 kan3
Translations
noun
hood of a car
noun
front hood of vehicle
soˊ²tauˎ₄
(锁头)
Pinyin
suo3 tou5
Translations
noun
a lock
tauˎ₄hok˗₃
(头壳)
Pinyin
tou2 ke2
Translations
noun
the skull
maanˍ₆siˍ₆hoiˉ¹tauˎ₄naanˎ₄
(万事开头难)
Pinyin
wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2
Translations
noun
everything is difficult in its beginning stages [syn.][粵]萬事起頭難
gwaa˗₃joengˎ₄tauˎ₄maaiˍ₆gauˊ²jukˍ₆
(挂羊头卖狗肉)
Pinyin
gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4
Translations
noun
cry up wine and sell vinegar; sail under false colours
noun
put up a sheep's head but sell dog meat]
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