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扻頭埋牆

ham2 tau4*2 maai4 coeng4

a bad idea to be suggested as an alternative to let out frustrations (lit., "hit one's head against the wall")

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

扻頭埋牆

扻 ham2 kan3 - hole; ridge; [粵] knock against
頭 tau4 tau4*2 tou2 {tou5} - head
埋 maai4 mai2 man2 - bury; conceal; move closer
牆 coeng4 qiang2 - [n] wall; fence

This word was added by bybell on 9th Nov 2005 and last edited on 9th Mar 2008

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