粵

矛maau4頭tau4

simp矛头
maau4 tau4máo tóu

English

  1. spearhead
  2. barb
  3. an attack or criticism
  4. spearhead; it implies the way or direction of attack, discussion, etc.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 本義係一種長柄古代武器嘅尖端;引申為進攻、討論等嘅方向

Examples

  • 佢將調查疑兇嘅矛頭指向死者嘅阿媽

    He suspects the victim's mother is the murderer and investigates the case in that direction.

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

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