粵

扯ce2頭tau4纜laam6

simp扯头缆
ce2 tau4 laam6chě tóu lǎn

English

  1. to take the lead
  2. to go first, to take the lead; literally, to pull the first cable

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 第一個去做

Examples

  • 當年中國一話改革開放,香港人就扯頭纜返大陸投資。

    When China initiated economic reform, Hong Kong merchants took the lead to invest in it.

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

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