粵

回wui4頭tau4

simp回头
wui4 tau4huí tóu

English

  1. to turn round; to turn one's head
  2. (verb) Go back (to a place e.g. workplace)
  3. later; by and by
  4. to turn one's head; to come to one's senses

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 返轉頭,字面解做擰轉個頭

Examples

  • 別回頭。

    Don't look back.

    Tatoeba · enzubii CC BY

  • 回头看!

    Look back!

    Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY

  • 湯姆從未回頭。

    Tom never looked back.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 汤姆不敢回头看。

    Tom didn't dare to look back.

    Tatoeba · BobbyLee CC BY

  • 如果你想见她就回头。

    Turn back if you want to see her.

    Tatoeba · ColawithIce CC BY

  • 俗話說:浪子回頭金不換;可俗話又說:狗改不了吃屎!

    The saying goes: to turn a new leaf is priceless. The saying also goes: a dog can't change their habits of eating shit!

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 唔該你擰轉頭睇下。

    Please turn back and have a look.

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

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