熱頭

Re-etymologization of 日頭 (MC nyit duw) (Schuessler, 2007).

熱頭

1. (dialectal) sun

   • 天係好似一張大布帳、地上嘅青草、好似一張大蓆、個熱頭好似一盞大燈、等我哋光猛睇得見野。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     天系好似一张大布帐、地上嘅青草、好似一张大席、个热头好似一盏大灯、等我哋光猛睇得见野。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1894, James Dyer Ball, Readings in Cantonese Colloquial, page 6

     tin¹ hai⁶ hou² ci⁵ jat¹ zoeng¹ daai⁶ bou³ zoeng³, dei⁶ soeng⁶ ge³ cing¹ cou², hou² ci⁵ jat¹ zoeng¹ daai⁶ zek⁶, go³ jit⁶ tau^4-2 hou² ci⁵ jat¹ zaan² daai⁶ dang¹, dang² ngo⁵ dei⁶ gwong¹ maang⁵ tai² dak¹ gin³ je⁵. [Jyutping]

     The sky is like a curtain spread over our heads, the grass like a carpet under our feet, and the bright sun is like a candle to give us light.