粵

由jau4頭tau4

simp由头
jau4 tau4yóu tou

English

  1. pretext
  2. excuse
  3. justification
  4. reason
  5. from the beginning

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由一開始嗰度

Examples

  • 唔該你將個故事由頭到尾講晒俾我地聽。

    Tell us the story from beginning to end.

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  • 我哋由頭嚟過再試一次吖。

    Let’s try again from the beginning.

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

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