粵

頭tau4嗒dap1嗒dap1

simp头嗒嗒
tau4 dap1 dap1tou dā dā

English

  1. depressed and disheartened; dejected; head drooping [colloquial]
  2. depressed; unhappy; upset; (literally) with one's head down
  3. to escape from something; shy; (literally) with one's head down

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 個頭耷到好低,指人有負面情緒,例如唔開心或者頹
  2. 個頭耷到好低,指人想逃避某啲嘢

Examples

  • 佢頭耷耷噉走咗。

    She keeps her head down and goes.

  • 你做咩頭耷耷啊?係咪有咩唔開心?

    Why do you lay your head down?Are you unhappy? ----

  • 第一次見面嗰陣佢頭耷耷,冇講過嘢,好怕醜。

    When I first met her, she kept her head down and didn't speak a word. She was so shy.

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

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