你個頭

See also: 你个头

Chinese

		you	(a measure word); individual	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (你個頭)		你	個	頭
simp. (你个头)		你	个	头
Literally: “your head”.

Etymology

Originally Cantonese.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǐ gè tóu

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): nei⁵ go³ tau⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): nei¹ goi¹ heu³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lí ê thâu / lír ê thâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): le² gai⁵ tao⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nǐ gè tóu → nǐ ge tóu (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ → ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄍㄜㄊㄡˊ (toneless variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nǐ ge̊ tóu
  - Wade–Giles: ni³ ko⁵ tʻou²
  - Yale: nǐ ge tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii .geh tour
  - Palladius: ни гэ тоу (ni gɛ tou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ → /ni²¹⁴ g̊ə⁴ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nei⁵ go³ tau⁴
  - Yale: néih go tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁵ go³ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: néi⁵ go³ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nei̯¹³ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: nei¹ goi¹ heu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ⁿdei³³ kᵘɔi³³ heu²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí ê thâu
  - Tâi-lô: lí ê thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lie ee taau
  - IPA (Singapore): /li⁴² e²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lír ê thâu
  - Tâi-lô: lír ê thâu
  - IPA (Singapore): /lɯ⁴² e²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: le² gai⁵ tao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lṳ́ kâi thâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

Phrase

你個頭

(slang, mildly rude) my ass; my arse
「你就好啦，乜嘢嘢都有人幫你安排好！」「好你個頭！乜嘢都係我自己搞掂㗎！」 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
「你就好啦，乜嘢嘢都有人帮你安排好！」「好你个头！乜嘢都系我自己搞掂㗎！」 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
“nei⁵ zau⁶ hou² laa¹, mat¹ je⁵ je⁵ dou¹ jau⁵ jan⁴ bong¹ nei⁵ on¹ paai⁴ hou²!” “hou² nei⁵ go³ tau⁴! mat¹ je⁵ dou¹ hai⁶ ngo⁵ zi⁶ gei² gaau² dim⁶ gaa³!” [Jyutping]
"There's always someone to help you get things done; you've got it so good!" "Good my ass! Everything was done by me!"

「我剛剛去了……」「去了你個頭！」 [MSC, trad.]
「我刚刚去了……」「去了你个头！」 [MSC, simp.]
“Wǒ gānggāng qù le......” “Qù le nǐ ge tóu!” [Pinyin]
"I just went to..." "Went my ass!"

Usage notes

Appended to the first word of any expression, without regarding whether it is a verb.

Synonyms

你妹 (nǐmèi)
你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā)
個頭／个头 (gètóu)
個屁／个屁
個閪／个𲈹
條春／条春
條撚／条撚
你老母
你條命／你条命
你個死人頭／你个死人头

Descendants

→ Macanese: teu cabeça (calque)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.