粵

埋maai4頭tau4

simp埋头
maai4 tau4mái tóu

English

  1. to immerse oneself in
  2. engrossed in sth
  3. to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)
  4. countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
  5. to immerse oneself in; to be engrossed in

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 集中精神,專心致力咁去做一件事

Examples

  • 他整天都在埋頭埋腦地看小說,連飯也沒有吃。

    He has been absorbed in the novel all day without eating.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 埋頭苦幹

    to bury oneself in work

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

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