意頭 [－头]

Jyutping ji3 tau4
Pinyin yì tou

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    good omen
  2. noun, obsolete
    idea; thought

意頭 [－头]

Jyutping ji3 tau4
Pinyin yì tóu

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) portent; omen; sign; good omen
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    徵兆​；​兆頭​；​帶來​好運​或者​厄​運​嘅​事
    a sign; a portent; something that brings forth good or bad fortune
    • 意頭唔好
      意头唔好
      ji3 tau4 m4 hou2
      something that signifies bad luck; an omen
    • 端午節游龍舟水，攞返個好意頭先。
      端午节游龙舟水，攞返个好意头先。
      dyun1 ng5 zit3 jau5 lung4 zau1 seoi2, lo2 faan1 go3 hou2 ji3 tau4 sin1.
      Swimming at the Dragon Boat Festival will bring you good fortune.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    good omen
  2. noun, obsolete
    idea; thought
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 兆頭 – 兆头
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她凭著努力和生意头脑成了富翁。
    她憑著努力和生意頭腦成了富翁。
    tā píng zhù nǔ lì hé shēng yì tóu nǎo chéng le fù wēng 。
    • She became rich by virtue of hard work and good business sense.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    啲人话乌鸦唔好意头。
    啲人話烏鴉唔好意頭。
    di1 jan4 waa6 wu1 aa1 m4 hou2 ji3 tau4.
    • People said crow brings bad luck.
  2. Cantonese
    一六八，一路发，好意头吖！
    一六八，一路發，好意頭吖！
    jat1 luk6 baat3, jat1 lou6 faat3, hou2 ji3 tau4 aa1!
    • 168, which means to be prosperous all the way, what a good sign!
  3. Cantonese
    今个农历年自己浸盆水仙出到八菖花，够晒好意头。
    今個農曆年自己浸盆水仙出到八菖花，夠晒好意頭。
    gam1 go3 nung4 lik6 nin4 zi6 gei2 zam3 pun4 seoi2 sin1 ceot1 dou2 baat3 coeng1 faa1, gau3 saai3 hou2 ji3 tau4.
    • This Lunar New Year I prepare the Chinese narcissus myself and it has grown with 8 stems. It is a very strong sign of good fortune.
  4. Cantonese
    新年就梗系要着到红扑扑先好意头吖嘛！
    新年就梗係要着到紅扑扑先好意頭吖嘛！
    san1 nin4 zau6 gang2 hai6 jiu3 zoek3 dou3 hung4 bok1 bok1 sin1 hou2 ji3 tau4 aa1 maa3!
    • Of course you have to wear red during New Year's, it's for good luck!
  5. Cantonese
    阿妈话唔钟意住十四楼，四四声唔好意头㖞！
    阿媽話唔鍾意住十四樓，四四聲唔好意頭喎！
    aa3 maa1 waa6 m4 zung1 ji3 zyu6 sap6 sei3 lau2, sei3 sei3 seng1 m4 hou2 ji3 tau4 wo3!
    • My mum does not like living on 14th floor because the pronunciation of 'four' is similar to that of 'die', which implies bad luck!