zik6 tau4直頭直头

Jyutpingzik6 tau4

Yalejihk tàuh

副詞Very common

Definition

Directly; straight up; simply; even to the point of.

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How it's used

Emphasizes a point by suggesting that the speaker's assessment is even more extreme or definitive than what was previously suggested. It functions as an intensifier that carries a sense of bluntness or finality. When used in a sentence, it often signals that the speaker is cutting through ambiguity to state the obvious truth.

Examples

keoi5佢zik6直tau4頭m4唔sik1識teng1聽gwong2廣dung1東waa2話㗎。

He absolutely does not understand Cantonese at all.

nei5你zik6直tau4頭dong1當ngo5我tau3透ming4明aa4呀？

Are you just going to completely ignore me?

Common phrases

zik6直tau4頭hai6係

is simply/is absolutely

zik6直tau4頭m4唔

absolutely not

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with direct translations of 'straight' or 'directly' like 垂直, but it is strictly an adverb used for emphasis in colloquial speech. It does not describe physical movement or orientation.