擰頭擰髻

Chinese

		mistake; to twist; stubborn mistake; to twist; stubborn; to pinch; wring	head; (noun suffix)	mistake; to twist; stubborn mistake; to twist; stubborn; to pinch; wring	hair rolled up in a bun, topknot
trad. (擰頭擰髻)		擰	頭	擰	髻
simp. (拧头拧髻)		拧	头	拧	髻

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁶ tau⁴ ling⁶ gai³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ling⁶ tau⁴ ling⁶ gai³
    • Yale: lihng tàuh lihng gai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁶ tau⁴ ling⁶ gai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ling⁶ teo⁴ ling⁶ gei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹ lɪŋ²² kɐi̯³³/

Idiom

擰頭擰髻

1. (Cantonese) to nod one's head in satisfaction

   • 𢴚起張賣身契豈勢咁擰頭擰髻 [Cantonese, trad.]
     𢴚起张卖身契岂势咁拧头拧髻 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 許冠傑《賣身契》 [1]

     nik¹ hei² zoeng¹ maai⁶ san¹ kai³ hei² sai³ gam² ling⁶ tau⁴ ling⁶ gai³ [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 搖頭擺腦／摇头摆脑 (yáotóubǎinǎo)