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一頭煙 (jat1 tau4 jin1) — at loose ends; not know what to do; confused in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一tauˎ₄頭jinˉ¹煙
简 一头烟
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 tou2 yan1

Meaning of 一頭煙

nounat loose ends; not know what to do; confused
noundescribes the situation where a person is very busy; to be confused; to be at a loss on what to do

Characters in 一頭煙

一jat1
one; a; an; the
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle
煙jin1
be irritated by smoke

Words Containing 一頭煙

忙到一頭煙mong4 dou3 jat1 tau4 jin1
extremely busy; to be swamped; to be up to one's ears with stuff to do

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