掉diu6頭tau4

simp掉头

diu6 tau4diào tóu

English

to turn one's head
to turn round
to turn about
to make a 'U' turn

粵語 — Cantonese

180度轉向，向相反方向前進

Examples

我们掉头吧！
Let's turn back.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
他开始掉头发了。
He is beginning to lose his hair.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
別太操心了，不然會掉頭髮的。
Don't worry too much, or you'll go bald.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
呢度唔准掉頭㗎。
It is illegal to do a U-turn here.
個賊一見到警察即刻掉頭走。
The thief turned around and ran away immediately when he saw the police.

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

Report an issue