粵

龍lung4頭tau4

simp龙头
lung4 tau4lóng tóu

English

  1. faucet; tap
  2. (noun) 1. the first position in a queue; 2. (of dragon dance) dragon head; 3. fish head
  3. the head of a dragon ----
  4. bicycle handlebar
  5. the leader, outstanding performer; can be a person, community or company; widely used in gangs as well
  6. chief; boss (esp. of a gang)
  7. the head of a long queue
  8. (referring to a company) leader; front-runner
  9. water tap; faucet; spigot
  10. figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2 chuan2]

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 龍嘅頭部(量詞:個)
  2. 領袖、有突出成就嘅代表;可以用嚟講人物、團體或公司;江湖幫派亦成日會用(量詞:個)
  3. 人龍或者車龍嘅前端(量詞:個)
  4. 水龍頭嘅簡稱(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 你想嚟打地盤,問過我哋龍頭先。

    Talk to our boss before expanding your empire here. ----

  • 嘩,條隊咁長嘅,排咗半個鐘都未見到龍頭呀。

    Oh no, this is such a long queue, the head is still out of my sight even after queuing for half an hour! ----

  • 火燭車到場後,消防員即刻喺龍頭套喉拎水救火。

    As the firetruck arrived at the scene, the fire brigade immediately set up their hydrant barrel to fight the fire.

  • 佢白手興家,喺呢行打滾二十年,而家已經係業界嘅龍頭喇。

    He started his business from scratch, after 20 years, he is now the leader of the industry.

  • 請一個唔係法文母語嘅人翻譯啲文件成法文,就好似請個木匠去整漏水嘅水龍頭噉。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 叫一個唔係法文母語嘅人將一份文件翻譯成法文,就好似叫個木匠整漏水嘅水龍頭噉。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 其實我想成為一個由睡龍守護嘅地牢入面嘅博格弗羅倫,然後一個騎住白馬嘅王子會斬斷龍頭,令我自由。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 水龙头在滴水。

    The faucet is leaking.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

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

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