粵

掉diu6轉zyun3頭tau4

simp掉转头
diu6 zyun3 tau4diào zhuǎn tóu

English

  1. To turn to the opposite direction; to turn around; to invert
  2. to turn around
  3. to talk black into white; to change one's stance immediately

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 睇調頭;轉身
  2. 顛倒是非;突然轉換立場

Examples

  • 阿晴好驚狗,一見到狗就會掉轉頭走。

    A-ching is afraid of dogs. She'll turn around and leave as soon as she sees a dog. ----

  • 係你失信在先,你竟然掉轉頭鬧我唔包容你?

    You broke your promise. How can you blame me for not forgiving you?

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

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