toi4 tau4抬頭抬头
Jyutpingtoi4 tau4
Yaletòih tàuh
Definition
To raise or lift up one's head.
colloquialbodydaily actions
How it's used
Often used to describe a sudden shift in focus or attention, such as when someone stops looking down at a phone or book to acknowledge their surroundings. It carries a sense of physical movement that breaks a period of concentration or downward gaze.
Examples
Related words
Common phrases
head held high and chest out
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the business term 抬頭, which refers to the name of the payee on a cheque or the title on an official document.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
