「龍頭」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: lung4 tau4
Individual
Character Meaning:
龍 dragon; the goalpost; the goalkeeper; long queue
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:
  • the head of a dragon (measure word: 個)

  • the leader, outstanding performer; can be a person, community or company; widely used in gangs as well (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5白baak6手sau2興hing1家gaa1,喺hai2呢ni1行hong4打daa2滾gwan2二ji6十sap6年nin4,而ji4家gaa1已ji5經ging1係hai6業jip6界gaai3嘅ge3龍lung4頭tau4喇laa3。
    (Eng.) He started his business from scratch, after 20 years, he is now the leader of the industry.
    (Cant.) 你nei5想soeng2嚟lei4打daa2地dei6盤pun4,問man6過gwo3我ngo5哋dei6龍lung4頭tau4先sin1。
    (Eng.) Talk to our boss before expanding your empire here.

  • the head of a long queue (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) 嘩waa3,條tiu4隊deoi2咁gam3長coeng4嘅ge2,排paai4咗zo2半bun3個go3鐘zung1都dou1未mei6見gin3到dou2龍lung4頭tau4呀aa3。
    (Eng.) Oh no, this is such a long queue, the head is still out of my sight even after queuing for half an hour!

  • water tap; faucet; spigot (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) 火fo2燭zuk1車ce1到dou3場coeng4後hau6,消siu1防fong4員jyun4即zik1刻haak1喺hai2龍lung4頭tau4套tou3喉hau4拎ling1水seoi2救gau3火fo2。
    (Eng.) As the firetruck arrived at the scene, the fire brigade immediately set up their hydrant barrel to fight the fire.

See also: 一枝獨秀 大哥大 大姐大 後起之秀 江河日下 爭崩頭 福頭 長江後浪推前浪 頂爺 鯉躍龍門 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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