來頭 [来头]

Jyutping loi4 tau4
Pinyin lái tou

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    interest; fun
  2. noun
    benefit
  3. noun
    position; standing
  4. noun
    connections; backing
  5. noun
    reason; cause; motive
  6. noun
    power; influence

來頭 [来头]

Jyutping loi4 tau4
Pinyin lái tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. interest
  4. influence
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) Background (of someone)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    背景​；​來歷
    connections; background
    • 唔好睇少佢，佢來頭好勁㗎。
      唔好睇少佢，佢来头好劲㗎。
      ng4 hou2 tai2 siu2 keoi5, keoi5 loi4 tau4 hou2 ging6 gaa3.
      Don't underestimate him. He has powerful connections.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她看起来头痛的样子。
    她看起來頭痛的樣子。
    tā kàn qǐ lai tóu tòng de yàng zi 。
    • She appears to have a headache.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好睇少佢，佢来头好劲㗎。
    唔好睇少佢，佢來頭好勁㗎。
    ng4 hou2 tai2 siu2 keoi5, keoi5 loi4 tau4 hou2 ging6 gaa3.
    • Don't underestimate him. He has powerful connections.
  2. Cantonese
    佢知道对方来头之后，就唔肯与会。
    佢知道對方來頭之後，就唔肯與會。
    keoi5 zi1 dou3 deoi3 fong1 loi4 tau4 zi1 hau6, zau6 m4 hang2 jyu5 wui2.
    • After he got a grasp on the others' history, he refuses to meet them.