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險過剃頭 (him2 gwo3 tai3 tau4) — lit. more risky than shaving one's head in Cantonese

himˊ²險gwo˗₃過tai˗₃剃tauˎ₄頭
简 险过剃头
Mandarin Pinyin: xian3 guo4 ti4 tou2

Meaning of 險過剃頭

nounlit. more risky than shaving one's head
nouna close shave; a narrow escape; just got out of a risky situation

Characters in 險過剃頭

險him2
nearly; almost; within an inch of
過gwo3
pass; cross; walk
剃tai3
shave
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle

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