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獨duk6頭tau4

duk6 tau4dú tóuinferred

English

  1. the last piece of object; a person alone; some says if one eat the last piece (e.g. the last cigarette in the pack), will bring bad luck. Literally: single head

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 最後一件物件;單獨一個人;有説「食獨頭」(例如食煙食埋最後一支)會帶來惡運。

Examples

  • 獨頭煙

    the last cigarette

  • 獨頭公

    a lonely old man

  • 獨頭無兄弟

    to have the last piece (of cigarette) will make you no bros

  • 食獨頭死老豆

    to have the last piece (of cigarette) will bring your dad to die

  • 廣東佬唔食獨頭物

    Cantonese man would not eat the last piece

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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