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go˗₃個tauˊ²頭
(个头)
Pinyin
ge4 tou2
Translations
noun
size; height
daamˉ¹眈gouˉ¹高go˗₃個tauˎ₄頭
(眈高个头)
Pinyin
dan1 gao1 ge4 tou2
Translations
noun
raise one's head; lift up one's head
zungˉ¹舂go˗₃個tauˎ₄頭maaiˎ₄埋heoi˗₃去
(舂个头埋去)
Pinyin
chong1 ge4 tou2 mai2 qu4
Translations
noun
rush headlong into; act without thinking; fail to plan properly
noun
一頭扎進去
noun
get involved; rush headlong into
saiˉ¹洗sapˉ¹濕go˗₃個tauˎ₄頭
(洗湿个头)
Pinyin
xi3 shi1 ge4 tou2
Translations
noun
勢成騎虎
noun
might as well wash the hair as it is already wet
noun
already committed; already involved; too late to back out; have to see it through
noun
describes a situation where a person has already started in doing something and it is not a good idea to turn back or stop half way; literally 'the head is already wet'; to be entangled in a situation that can not be withdrawn easily
mouˏ₅冇gam˗₃咁daaiˍ₆大go˗₃個tauˎ₄頭zauˍ₆就mˎ₄唔houˊ²好daai˗₃帶gam˗₃咁daaiˍ₆大dengˊ²頂mouˍ₆帽
(冇咁大个头就唔好带咁大顶帽)
Pinyin
mao3 gan1 da4 ge5tou2 jiu4 wu2 hao3 dai4 gan1 da4 ding3 mao4
Translations
noun
one can only spend as much as one can afford; one should not over stretch beyond their limits / power / abilities; to not bite off more than one can chew [colloquial]