到頭來 [－头来]

Jyutping dou3 tau4 loi4
Pinyin dào tóu lái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in the end
  2. finally
  3. as a result
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    件​事​發展​到​最​後​有所​轉折
    in the end; ultimately; indicating some twist of story in the result
    • 我哋本來諗住去日本嘅，點知到頭來我哋去咗韓國。
      我哋本来谂住去日本嘅，点知到头来我哋去咗韩国。
      ngo5 dei6 bun2 loi4 nam2 zyu6 heoi3 jat6 bun2 ge3, dim2 zi1 dou3 tau4 loi4 ngo5 dei6 heoi3 zo2 hon4 gwok3
      We were originally thinking about going to Japan, but in the end we went to Korea.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    at the end of the day; in the end
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #780
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢为间公司付出咗咁多，到头来竟然俾人炒咗，对佢嚟讲真系一个好大嘅侮辱。
    佢為間公司付出咗咁多，到頭來竟然俾人炒咗，對佢嚟講真係一個好大嘅侮辱。
    keoi5 wai4 gaan1 gung1 si1 fu6 ceot1 zo2 gam3 do1 ， dou3 tau4 loi4 ging2 jin4 bei2 jan4 caau2 zo2 ， deoi3 keoi5 lai4 gong2 zan1 hai6 jat1 go3 hou3 daai6 ge3 mou5 juk6 。
    • Her being fired was a real slap in the face after everything she did for the company.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    到头来，我们记得的不是敌人的话语，而是朋友的沉默。
    到頭來，我們記得的不是敵人的話語，而是朋友的沉默。
    dào tóu lái ， wǒ men jì de de bú shi dí rén de huà yǔ ， ér shì péng you de chén mò 。
    • In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋本来谂住去日本嘅，点知到头来我哋去咗韩国。
    我哋本來諗住去日本嘅，點知到頭來我哋去咗韓國。
    ngo5 dei6 bun2 loi4 nam2 zyu6 heoi3 jat6 bun2 ge3, dim2 zi1 dou3 tau4 loi4 ngo5 dei6 heoi3 zo2 hon4 gwok3
    • We were originally thinking about going to Japan, but in the end we went to Korea.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    第二日起身返工，一个月后无咗件事，一年后政府静鸡鸡把议案通过，到头来一切都没有改变过。 [Cantonese, trad.]第二日起身返工，一个月后无咗件事，一年后政府静鸡鸡把议案通过，到头来一切都没有改变过。
    第二日起身返工，一個月後無咗件事，一年後政府靜雞雞把議案通過，到頭來一切都沒有改變過。 [Cantonese, trad.]第二日起身返工，一个月后无咗件事，一年后政府静鸡鸡把议案通过，到头来一切都没有改变过。
    dai6 ji6 jat6 hei2 san1 faan1 gung1, jat1 go3 jyut6 hau6 mou4 zo2 gin6 si6, jat1 nin4 hau6 zing3 fu2 zing6 gai1 gai1 baa2 ji5 on3 tung1 gwo3, dou3 tau4 loi4 jat1 cai3 dou1 mut6 jau5 goi2 bin3 gwo3.
    • On the second day, I got up and went to work; after one month the matter had disappeared, after one year the government silently passed the motion; in the end nothing changed.