粵

兜dau1頭tau4

simp兜头
dau1 tau4dōu tóu

English

  1. full in the face
  2. head-on; usually to collide or hit

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 迎面、直接向頭部做某動作

Examples

  • 揾盆水兜頭淋醒佢啦。

    Dump a bucket of water onto his head to wake him up.

  • 嗰架車兜頭撞埋架貨車度。

    The car hit a truck head-on.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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