jing4 tau4迎頭迎头
Jyutpingjing4 tau4
Yaleyìhng tàuh
Definition
Head-on; directly or face-to-face.
colloquialdaily actionstransport
How it's used
Focuses on the physical impact or meeting of two objects moving in opposite directions. It is almost exclusively used in contexts involving collisions or sudden, unavoidable encounters. The term carries a sense of abruptness and lack of preparation.
Examples
Two cars crashed head-on at the intersection.
The two of them bumped into each other head-on.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe meeting a friend by chance, as it implies a forceful or accidental collision rather than a social encounter.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
