粵

木muk6頭tau4

simp木头
muk6 tau4mù tou

English

  1. wood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1])
  2. (fig.) blockhead; dolt
  3. a piece of wood
  4. (figuratively) blockhead; fool; doofus

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 質地係樹木嘅物件(量詞:嚿)
  2. 形容遲鈍,懵懵地嘅人

Examples

  • 將木頭塑形唔容易。

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 一个木头碗。

    A wooden bowl.

    Tatoeba · j0rd4nkzf CC BY

  • 木头会漂浮。

    Wood floats.

    Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY

  • 白蚁吃木头。

    Termites eat wood.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 木头容易着火。

    Wood burns easily.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 木头很容易燃烧。

    Wood burns very easily.

    Tatoeba · black333 CC BY

  • 佢乜嘢都唔識做,成嚿木頭噉。

    He doesn't know how to do anything. He is such a blockhead.

  • 沉船之後,佢攬住嚿木頭浮咗喺海上面三日先至俾人救起。

    After the ship sank, he grasped onto a piece of wood and floated on the sea for three days before he was saved. ----

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

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