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蘿蔔頭
  lo4 baak6 tau4   jyutping
  luo2 bo2 tou2   pinyin
pejorative term for a Japanese person;

The term is derived from an old Japanese male hairstyle, characterised by a small patch of long hair tied in a simple ponytail near the top back part of the head - almost like the batch of red strings used on the top of ancient war helmets for decorations - on an otherwise bald head.


Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
蘿蔔頭 / 萝卜头

This word has been viewed 2594 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 9th Nov 2005 22:14 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 lo4  -  trailing plants
 baak6  -  radish; turnip
 tau4  -  head; first; chief
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