粵

調diu6頭tau4

simp调头
diu6 tau4diào tóudiào tou

English

  1. variant of 掉頭|掉头[diao4 tou2]
  2. tone (of voice)
  3. tune
  4. to make a 'U' turn

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 180度轉向,向相反方向前進

Examples

  • 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

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