粵

搖jiu4頭tau4

simp摇头
jiu4 tau4yáo tóu

English

  1. to shake one's head
  2. to shake one's head

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係擰頭,頭向左右旋轉,表示否定

Examples

  • 搖頭丸

  • 搖頭嘆息

  • 汤姆只是摇摇头。

    Tom just shook his head.

    Tatoeba · ColawithIce CC BY

  • 要發生的已經發生了,你搖頭嘆息也沒用。

    What's happened has happened; there's no use in whining and complaining.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 例如,在保加利亚摇头表示同意而点头表示不同意。

    For example in Bulgaria, shaking one's head means yes while nodding one's head means no.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 他们以摇头表示不同意,而其他国家的人可能以摇头表示同意。

    They express disagreement by shaking their heads, which may indicate agreement in other countries.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

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

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