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扻頭埋牆 (ham2 tau2 maai4 coeng4) — a bad idea to be suggested as an alternative to let out frustrations (lit., "hit one's head against the wall") in Cantonese

hamˊ²扻tauˊ²頭maaiˎ₄埋coengˎ₄牆
简 扻头埋墙
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi4 tou2 mai2 qiang2

Meaning of 扻頭埋牆

nouna bad idea to be suggested as an alternative to let out frustrations (lit., "hit one's head against the wall")
nounto hit one's head against the wall, to punish, degrade oneself

Characters in 扻頭埋牆

扻ham2
knock against; run against; to strike
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle
埋maai4
move closer/nearer to; close in/up
牆coeng4
anything shaped or functioning like a wall

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