你個頭

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, Jyutping): nei⁵ go³ tau⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): nei¹ goi¹ heu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: nǐ gè tóu → nǐ ge tóu (toneless variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ → ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄊㄡˊ (toneless variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii .geh tour
    • IPA ^(key): /ni²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ → /ni²¹⁴ g̊ə⁴ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: nei⁵ go³ tau⁴
    • Yale: néih go tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁵ go³ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: néi⁵ go³ teo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /nei̯¹³ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: nei¹ goi¹ heu³
    • IPA ^(key): /ⁿdei³³ kᵘɔi³³ heu²²/

Phrase

你個頭

1. (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
• 條撚／条撚
• 你老母
• 你條命／你条命