名詞
熟悉嘅區域(量詞:個) area that one is familiar with
黃大仙我地頭喎,呢度幾多好嘢食。
黄大仙我地头㖞,呢度几多好嘢食。
wong4 daai6 sin1 ngo5 dei6 tau4 wo3, ni1 dou6 gei2 do1 hou2 je5 sik6. Wong Tai Sin is my place. There is a lot of good food.
唔使驚蕩失路,呢度係我地頭。
唔使惊荡失路,呢度系我地头。
m4 sai2 geng1 dong6 sat1 lou6, ni1 dou6 hai6 ngo5 dei6 tau4. Don't worry about getting lost. I'm familiar with this area.
名詞
勢力範圍 territory; territory-claims by gangsters / triads
呢度係刀疤強地頭嚟,我哋都係撤退啦。
呢度系刀疤强地头嚟,我哋都系撤退啦。
ni1 dou6 hai6 dou1 baa1 koeng4 dei6 tau4 lai4, ngo5 dei6 dou1 hai6 cit3 teoi3 laa1. It's Scar Face's territory here. I think we should leave now.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun, Cantonese, Min-Nan
territory (of a gang, triad, etc.)
used to show that however powerful one is in the environment with which he is familiar, he is at a disadvantage when he leaves there; literally: a local caterpillar outshines a fierce tiger
Cantonese
猛虎不及地头虫
猛虎不及地頭蟲
used to show that however powerful one is in the environment with which he is familiar, he is at a disadvantage when he leaves there; literally: a local caterpillar outshines a fierce tiger