一個頭兩個大

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	(a measure word); individual	head; (noun suffix)	both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	(a measure word); individual	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
trad. (一個頭兩個大)		一	個	頭	兩	個	大
simp. (一个头两个大)		一	个	头	两	个	大
Literally: “A head which is as big as two”.

Etymology

Exaggerated expression of 頭大／头大 (tóudà).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī gè tóu liǎng gè dà

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī gè tóu liǎng gè dà [Phonetic: yí gè tóu liǎng gè dà]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi gè tóu liǎng gè dà
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ ko⁴ tʻou² liang³ ko⁴ ta⁴
    • Yale: yī gè tóu lyǎng gè dà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i geh tour leang geh dah
    • Palladius: и гэ тоу лян гэ да (i gɛ tou ljan gɛ da)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

Phrase

一個頭兩個大

1. (colloquial) to get terribly annoyed

   如今的小學作業考驗邏輯推理能力，家長們也一個頭兩個大。 [MSC, trad.]
   如今的小学作业考验逻辑推理能力，家长们也一个头两个大。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rújīn de xiǎoxué zuòyè kǎoyàn luójí tuīlǐ nénglì, jiāzhǎng men yě yīgetóuliǎnggedà. [Pinyin]

   Nowadays, primary school homework tests logical deduction ability, and gives parents a headache as well.