擰頭

Chinese

		mistake; to twist; stubborn mistake; to twist; stubborn; to pinch; wring	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (擰頭)		擰	頭
simp. (拧头)		拧	头

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ning⁶ tau^4-2 / ning⁶ tau⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ning⁶ tau^4-2 / ning⁶ tau⁴
    • Yale: nihng táu / nihng tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ning⁶ tau^4-2 / ning⁶ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ning⁶ teo^4-2 / ning⁶ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/, /nɪŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

Verb

擰頭

1. (Cantonese) to shake one's head (to signal disagreement)

Synonyms

• 搖頭／摇头 (yáotóu)
• (Cantonese) 揈頭／揈头
• (Hokkien) 幌頭／幌头
• (Xiang) 搖腦殼／摇脑壳

Derived terms

• 耍手擰頭 / 耍手拧头