扒頭

Chinese

Etymology 1

 
climb; crawl; snatch
climb; crawl; snatch; pull (out); to strip; hold on to; cling to; dig up; rake; push aside
head; (noun suffix)
trad. (扒頭)
simp. (扒头)

Pronunciation


Noun

扒頭

  1. (Mandarin, colloquial) something to hold onto when climbing; handhold

Etymology 2

 
climb; crawl; snatch
climb; crawl; snatch; pull (out); to strip; hold on to; cling to; dig up; rake; push aside
head; (noun suffix)
trad. (扒頭)
simp. (扒头)
alternative forms 爬頭爬头

Pronunciation


Verb

扒⫽頭 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) to overtake (another vehicle)
    前面不如 [Cantonese, trad.]
    前面不如 [Cantonese, simp.]
    cin4 min6 gaa3 ce1 gam3 maan6, bat1 jyu4 paa1 keoi5 tau4 laa1! [Jyutping]
    The car in front is so slow. Just cut in front of them!
  2. (Cantonese) to jump the queue; to cut in line
  3. (Cantonese) to try to be first; to do something before someone else does it
Synonyms

Etymology 3

 
climb; crawl; snatch
climb; crawl; snatch; pull (out); to strip; hold on to; cling to; dig up; rake; push aside
head; (noun suffix)
trad. (扒頭)
simp. (扒头)

Proper noun

扒頭

  1. () A village in Goushi, Yanshi, Luoyang, Henan, China
  2. () A village in Wangshi, Jianli, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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