大頭佛 (daai6 tau4 fat6) — "big Buddha head" mask, used during the… 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

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Example Sentences with 大頭佛

keoiˏ₅佢jauˍ₆又gaauˊ²搞ceotˉ¹出go˗₃個daaiˍ₆大tauˎ₄頭fat6.佛。

He's caused trouble again.

siuˊ²小samˉ¹心di1,啲，maiˏ₅咪gaauˊ²搞ceotˉ¹出go˗₃個daaiˍ₆大tauˎ₄頭fat6.佛。

Be careful, don't mess things up.

gin˗₃件siˍ₆事gaauˊ²搞ceotˉ¹出go˗₃個daaiˍ₆大tauˎ₄頭fat6.佛。

This matter has caused a huge problem.

zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係gaauˊ²搞ceotˉ¹出go˗₃個daaiˍ₆大tauˎ₄頭fat6.佛。

This is really a big mess.

mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想gaauˊ²搞ceotˉ¹出go˗₃個daaiˍ₆大tauˎ₄頭fat6.佛。

I don't want to make a mess.

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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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