粵

頭tau4銜haam4

simp头衔
tau4 haam4tóu xián

English

  1. title
  2. title; official title; designation of an individual
  3. rank
  4. appellation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 作為身份象徵嘅稱呼,例如職位、官階、學歷等(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 佢嘅頭銜係太平紳士,好犀利㗎!

    His title is Justice of the Peace—so impressive!

  • 越嚟越多年輕人唔想成為「淨係得啲頭銜嘅職位」,只會增加佢哋嘅責任同工作量,但係唔會增加返佢哋嘅薪酬。

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

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