dou3 zyun2 tau4倒轉頭倒转头
Jyutpingdou3 zyun2 tau4
Yaledou jyún tàuh
Definition
To turn around or invert; on the contrary, or the other way around.
- to turn around, reverse, or invert
- on the contrary; the other way around
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How it's used
Focuses on the physical or logical inversion of an object or an idea. It is frequently used to describe clothing worn inside out or backwards, but it also functions well in abstract contexts to suggest looking at a problem from a completely different angle. Unlike simple directional verbs, it implies a total reversal of the original state or orientation.
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Do not confuse this with 轉身, which specifically refers to a person turning their body around. 倒轉頭 implies that the object or concept itself has been flipped or inverted, rather than just changing the direction one is facing.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
