嚟緊頭

Chinese

		(Cantonese) to come	tight; nervous; strict	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (嚟緊頭)		嚟	緊	頭
simp. (嚟紧头)		嚟	紧	头
alternative forms		來緊頭／来紧头

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁴ gan² tau^4-2 / lei⁴ gan² tau^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai⁴ gan² tau^4-2 / lei⁴ gan² tau^4-2
    • Yale: làih gán táu / lèih gán táu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁴ gan² tau^4-2 / lei⁴ gan² tau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁴ gen² teo^4-2 / léi⁴ gen² teo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯²¹ kɐn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/, /lei̯²¹ kɐn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

嚟緊頭

1. (Cantonese, of time or age) to be coming soon; to be about to come
   • 2002 December 12, Alan Mak, Felix Chong, 無間道 [Infernal Affairs], spoken by 陳永仁 [Chan Wing Yan] (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), Media Asia Entertainment Group, Basic Pictures:

     三年之後又三年，三年之後又三年，十年都嚟緊頭喇老細！ [Cantonese, trad.]
     三年之后又三年，三年之后又三年，十年都嚟紧头喇老细！ [Cantonese, simp.]

     saam¹ nin⁴ zi¹ hau⁶ jau⁶ saam¹ nin⁴, saam¹ nin⁴ zi¹ hau⁶ jau⁶ saam¹ nin⁴, sap⁶ nin⁴ dou¹ lei⁴ gan² tau^4-2 laa³ lou⁵ sai³! [Jyutping]

     Three years after three years, and then another three years passed. The 10th year is coming soon, chief!

Synonyms

• 嚟緊／嚟紧