埋頭 [－头]

Jyutping maai4 tau4
Pinyin mái tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to immerse oneself in
  2. engrossed in sth
  3. to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)
  4. countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    集中​精神​，​專心​致力​咁​去​做​一件​事
    to immerse oneself in; to be engrossed in
    • 埋頭苦幹
      埋头苦干
      maai4 tau4 fu2 gon3
      to bury oneself in work
  2. 近義詞
    埋首
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively
    to dedicate oneself to; to immerse oneself in
  2. verb, literally
    to lower one's head (in order to dodge an obstacle); to duck
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
  2. 靠岸
  3. 到站
  4. 靠碼頭 – 靠码头
  5. 到碼頭 – 到码头
  6. 走過去 – 走过去
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他整天都在埋头埋脑地看小说，连饭也没有吃。
    他整天都在埋頭埋腦地看小說，連飯也沒有吃。
    tā zhěng tiān dōu zài mái tóu mái nǎo dì kàn xiǎo shuō ， lián fàn yě méi yǒu chī 。
    • He has been absorbed in the novel all day without eating.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    埋头苦干
    埋頭苦幹
    maai4 tau4 fu2 gon3
    • to bury oneself in work
    • to work hard
  2. Cantonese
    佢净系挂住埋头苦读，唔同外界接触，写出嚟嘅论文恐怕都系「闭门造车」，同现实社会脱节。
    佢淨係掛住埋頭苦讀，唔同外界接觸，寫出嚟嘅論文恐怕都係「閉門造車」，同現實社會脱節。
    keoi5 zing6 hai6 gwaa3 zyu6 maai4 tau4 fu2 duk6, m4 tung4 ngoi6 gaai3 zip3 zuk1, se2 ceot1 lei4 ge3 leon6 man2 hung2 paa3 dou1 hai5 bai3 mun4 zou6 geoi1, tung4 jin6 sat6 se5 wui2 tyut3 zit3
    • He does naught but bury himself in his books without any contact with the outside world. I'm afraid his theses will be so wishful so as to lack any connection to actual society.
  3. Cantonese
    你喺度仆心仆命，埋头苦干，但系从来都得唔到应有嘅回报，值得咩？
    你喺度仆心仆命，埋頭苦幹，但係從來都得唔到應有嘅回報，值得咩？
    nei5 hai2 dou6 puk1 sam1 puk1 meng6, maai4 tau4 fu2 gon3, daan6 hai6 cung4 loi4 dou1 dak1 m4 dou2 jing1 jau5 ge3 wui4 bou3, zik6 dak1 me1?
    • You have devoted all your waking hours to work, yet never reaping the fruits you deserve. How is it worth it?
  4. Cantonese
    我两个好朋友竟然喺冇夹定嘅情况之下买咗今期六合彩嘅同一set number，无独有偶，仲要俾佢哋两个仲埋头奖添！
    我兩個好朋友竟然喺冇夾定嘅情況之下買咗今期六合彩嘅同一set number，無獨有偶，仲要俾佢哋兩個仲埋頭獎添！
    yue:我兩個好朋友竟然喺冇夾定嘅情況之下買咗今期六合彩嘅同一set number，無獨有偶，仲要俾佢哋兩個仲埋頭獎添！
    • Two of my best friends have bought the same mark six tickets without knowing each other's number; surprisingly, they even got the 1st prize together!