地頭 (dei6 tau4) — place, locality, territory, sphere of influence in Cantonese
deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭简 地头
Mandarin Pinyin: di4 tou2
Meaning of 地頭
nounplace, locality, territory, sphere of influence
Example Sentences with 地頭
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度deiˍ₆地tau4.頭。
He's the boss around here.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gaauˊ²搞si6,事，niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆地tau4.頭。
Don't cause trouble, this is my turf.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好sukˍ₆熟niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度deiˍ₆地tau4.頭。
He knows this area very well.
dangˊ²等zanˍ₆陣ngoˏ₅我daai˗₃帶neiˏ₅你haangˎ₄行deiˍ₆地tau4.頭。
I'll show you around later.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度zouˍ₆做deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭se4.蛇。
He acts like a local bully/big shot.
Characters in 地頭
Words Containing 地頭
地頭蟲dei6 tau4 cung4
someone who knows an area (or people from an area) particularly well [Syn.] 地膽
地頭蛇dei6 tau4 se4
someone who knows an area (or people from an area) particularly well
地頭鬼dei6 tau4 gwai2
local ruffians/hoodlums who operate with an outside gang
猛虎不及地頭蟲maang5 fu2 bat1 kap6 dei6 tau4 cung4
a mighty know-all is no match for an ordinary local (idiom)
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