地頭蟲 (dei6 tau4 cung4) — someone who knows an area (or people fr… in Cantonese

deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cungˎ₄蟲

简地头虫

Mandarin Pinyin: di4 tou2 chong2

Meaning of 地頭蟲

nounsomeone who knows an area (or people from an area) particularly well [Syn.] 地膽

keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆地maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˉ¹及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cung4.蟲。

They're like tigers not as good as local pests.

siuˊ²小samˉ¹心di1,啲，maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˉ¹及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cung4.蟲。

Be careful; a tiger can't beat a local worm.

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度ngoˏ₅我suk6,熟，maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˉ¹及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cung4.蟲。

I know this place; a tiger can't beat a local worm.

niˉ¹呢coengˎ₄場bo1,波，maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˉ¹及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cung4.蟲。

In this game, the tiger can't beat the local worm.

seoiˉ¹雖jinˎ₄然keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ging6,勁，daanˍ₆但maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˉ¹及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cung4.蟲。

Although he's strong, a tiger can't beat a local worm.

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