gwat6 tau4 lou6倔頭路倔头路
Jyutpinggwat6 tau4 lou6
Yalegwaht tàuh louh
Definition
A dead end; a road or street that is closed at one end.
colloquialplacestransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to a street or alley that has no exit, forcing you to turn back. While it literally describes a physical path, it is sometimes used metaphorically to describe a situation where you have run out of options or reached an impasse.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
It is a dead end ahead, we need to take a detour.
Related words
Common phrases
to walk into a dead end
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
