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大頭佛 (daai6 tau4 fat6) — "big Buddha head" mask, used during the southern style lion dancing 舞獅 in Cantonese

daaiˍ₆大tauˎ₄頭fatˍ₆佛
简 大头佛
Mandarin Pinyin: da4 tou2 fo2

Meaning of 大頭佛

noun"big Buddha head" mask, used during the southern style lion dancing 舞獅
nounerror; mistake; mess; chaos; screw-up; cock-up [華]: 誤會; 一團糟
nouna serious issue or problem; a messy situation; a cock-up; the big Buddha head mask used in lion dancing during festivals; to describe someone with no brains

Characters in 大頭佛

大daai6
a Chinese family name
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle
佛fat6
Buddha; Buddhist; Buddhism; image/statue of Buddha; Buddhist scripture

Words Containing 大頭佛

攪出個大頭佛gaau2 ceot1 go3 daai6 tau4 fat6
to make a big mess of something; to have created a big problem [colloquial]
搞出個大頭佛gaau2 ceot1 go3 daai6 tau4 fat6
to make a mess of things; get oneself in a dilemma

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