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English

1. in the end
2. finally
3. as a result
4. in the end; ultimately; indicating some twist of the story in the resultunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 件事發展到最後有所轉折unreviewed?

Examples

• 佢為間公司付出咗咁多，到頭來竟然俾人炒咗，對佢嚟講真係一個好大嘅侮辱。

  Her being fired was a real slap in the face after everything she did for the company.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 到頭來，我們記得的不是敵人的話語，而是朋友的沉默。

  In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

  Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

• unreviewed?

  佢唔見咗張身份證，報完失到頭來喺架車到揾返。

  He didn't find the ID card and reported the loss, but ultimately found it in a car.

• unreviewed?

  我哋本來諗住去日本嘅，點知到頭來我哋去咗韓國。

  We were originally thinking about going to Japan, but in the end we went to Korea.