粵

避bei6風fung1頭tau4

simp避风头
bei6 fung1 tau4bì fēng tou

English

  1. to lie low (until the fuss dies down)
  2. lie low; hide from attention (spoken)
  3. (lit.) to avoid the head wind; (fig.) to hide from trouble; to lie low

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 離開原本地方避開追捕

Examples

  • 而家警方通輯緊你,你出國避吓風頭啦!

    You're wanted by the police now, leave the country and lie low!

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

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