粵

返faan1轉zyun3頭tau4

simp返转头
faan1 zyun3 tau4fǎn zhuǎn tóu

English

  1. to turn back
  2. to go back; to return
  3. to lead a person back into a good way

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 去返啱啱出發嘅地方、原來嘅地方;返去起點、源頭;回程
  2. 令到一個人變返好,做返好人,向返良善嘅方面發展;改邪歸正

Examples

  • 「請你喺我個墳墓度等100年。」「好啦。我會等。」個女人向佢提出咗一個超自然嘅條件,而個男人就簡單噉答返轉頭。

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  • 我要返轉頭攞把遮。

    I'll have to go back for my umbrella. ----

  • 你而家改過嘅話,仲可以返轉頭做番個好人。

    If you change now, you can still become a good person again.

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

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