耷daap3低dai1頭tau4

simp耷低头

daap3 dai1 tau4dap1 dai1 tau4dā dī tóu

English

lowered head (spoken)
depressed; unhappy; upset; (literally) with one's head down
to escape from something; shy; (literally) with one's head down
to use electronic devices, especially mobile phone

粵語 — Cantonese

個頭垂低，指人有負面情緒，例如唔開心或者頹，冇厘神氣
個頭垂低，指人想逃避某啲嘢，通常指怕醜
使用一啲拎喺手嘅電子產品，特別指手提電話

Examples

唔好一上車就耷低頭啦！
Don't lay your head down and use your mobile phone once you get in the car!
佢成日耷低頭唔講嘢，好怕醜。
She always keeps her head down and didn't speak a word. She is so shy. ----
你做咩耷低頭啊？係咪有咩唔開心？
Why are you hanging your head? Are you unhappy? ----

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

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