jan4 tau4人頭人头
Jyutpingjan4 tau4
Yaleyàhn tàuh
Definition
The head of a person, or the number of people.
- human head
- number of people; headcount
colloquialpeoplemoney
How it's used
Primarily used in commercial or logistical contexts to count individuals as units of consumption or taxation. It carries a slightly impersonal or clinical tone, emphasizing the individual as a countable entity rather than a person with personality. You will frequently hear it in business settings like restaurants, tours, or event planning.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
How many people are eating dinner tonight?
This restaurant charges per head.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to refer to an actual human head, which is always 頭. Using 人頭 to describe someone's physical head sounds like you are referring to a severed head or a statistic.
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Grammar guides
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