扒頭 [－头]

Jyutping paa4 tau4
Pinyin bā tou

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Mandarin, colloquial
    something to hold onto when climbing; handhold

扒頭 [－头]

Jyutping paa4 tau4
Pinyin bā tóu

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to surpass or overtake
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    速度​快過​前​面目​標​，​從​後​追過​；​超前
    to overtake; to move faster so as to pass
    • 喺彎位扒頭好危險！
      喺弯位扒头好危险！
      hai2 waan1 wai2 paa4 tau4 hou2 ngai4 him2!
      It's dangerous to overtake on a bend (when driving).
    • 佢以為贏咗開始減速，臨尾被對手爬頭衝線。
      佢以为赢咗开始减速，临尾被对手爬头冲线。
      keoi5 ji5 wai4 jeng4 zo2 hoi1 ci2 gaam2 cuk1, lam4 mei1 bei2 deoi3 sau2 paa4 tau4 cung1 sin3.
      He decelerated, thinking he had won, and was overtaken by his opponent before the finish line.
  2. 動詞
    打尖​；​插隊​；​排​喺​隊​嘅​中​間​，​唔​跟​先後排
    to surpass; to jump the queue; to cut in line
    • 唔該唔好扒頭。
      唔该唔好扒头。
      m4 goi1 m4 hou2 paa4 tau4.
      Please don't jump the queue.
  3. 動詞
    搶先
    to try to be the first to do something
    • 扒阿哥頭結婚
      扒阿哥头结婚
      paa4 aa3 go1 tau4 git3 fan1
      get married before one's older brother
  4. 參看
    爬頭
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, verb-object
    to try to be first; to do something before someone else does it
  2. verb, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, verb-object
    to overtake (another vehicle)
    • 前面架车咁慢，不如扒佢头啦！
      前面架车咁慢，不如扒佢头啦！
      cin4 min6 gaa3 ce1 gam3 maan6, bat1 jyu4 paa1 keoi5 tau4 laa1!
      The car in front is so slow. Just cut in front of them!
  3. verb, Cantonese, verb-object
    to jump the queue; to cut in line
  4. name
    A village in Goushi, Yanshi, Luoyang, Henan, China
  5. name
    A village in Wangshi, Jianli, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 超越
  2. 超車 – 超车
  3. 插隊 – 插队
  4. 超上來 – 超上来
  5. 插到前面去
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    喺弯位扒头好危险！
    喺彎位扒頭好危險！
    hai2 waan1 wai2 paa4 tau4 hou2 ngai4 him2!
    • It's dangerous to overtake on a bend (when driving).
  2. Cantonese
    唔该唔好扒头。
    唔該唔好扒頭。
    m4 goi1 m4 hou2 paa4 tau4.
    • Please don't jump the queue.
  3. Cantonese
    细妹竟然抢闸扒头第一个结婚。
    細妹竟然搶閘扒頭第一個結婚。
    sai3 mui2 ging2 jin4 coeng2 zaap6 paa4 tau4 dai6 jat1 go3 git3 fan1.
    • It is unexpected that the youngest sister becomes the first to marry (as her siblings are supposed to get married earlier than she is).