蒲pou4頭tau4

English

1. a way to say that '(someone) has finally appeared'; to show up
2. (of a person) to show up

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 出現；露面；本身指潛喺水入面好耐，終於突返個頭上返水面

Examples

• 已經十一點喇喎，佢仲未蒲頭？

  It's 11 already. Hasn't he shown up yet?

• 原來要喺個女仔面前，你嘅自尊心先會蒲頭啊！

  So it turns out that your ego will only be boosted in front of that girl!

• 大學畢業之後阿華潛咗水好耐，直至到舊年先見佢蒲返頭。

  Wah disappeared for a long time after graduating from college. He didn't show up until last year.