「蛇頭」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: se4 tau4
Individual
Character Meaning:
蛇 snake; to shirk one's duty; serpent; shingles
頭 head; top; hairstyle; hair; area; location; end; side; front; beginning; chief; boss; electric plug; connector; tip; border; start; first; number one
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • head of a snake (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) 個go3蛇se4頭tau4斬zaam2咗zo2落lok6嚟lai4仲zung6識sik1咬ngaau5人jan4,好hou2得dak1人jan4驚geng1。
    (Eng.) It was so terrifying that the snake head could bite after decapitation.

  • gangs that assist and arrange illegal migration, smuggling people to other countries (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) 蛇se4頭tau4安on1排paai4呢ni1批pai1人jan4蛇se4匿nei1喺hai2船syun4艙cong1底dai2部bou6,吩fan1咐fu3佢keoi5哋dei6無mou4論leon6聽teng1到dou2咩me1聲seng1都dou1唔m4好hou2亂lyun6郁juk1。
    (Eng.) The snakehead had the illegal immigrants stay in the bottom of the cabin, telling them not to move even if they heard any sounds.

See also: 事頭 偷渡客 冤大頭 出海口 埠頭 屈蛇 派頭 福頭 賤骨頭 順手牽羊 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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