打頭 [－头]

Jyutping daa2 tau4
Pinyin dǎ tóu

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to take the lead; to be at the beginning; to be situated at the front
    • w跟u讀音完全一樣，w是頭母，用於音節的開頭[…[[#Chinese|]]]u用於音節的中間或末尾，它從不打頭[…[[#Chinese|]]]
      w跟u读音完全一样，w是头母，用于音节的开头[…[[#Chinese|]]]u用于音节的中间或末尾，它从不打头[…[[#Chinese|]]]
      ｗ gēn wu dú yīn wán quán yī yàng ， ｗ shì tóu mǔ ， yòng yú yīn jié de kāi tóu … wu yòng yú yīn jié de zhōng jiān huò mò wěi ， tā cóng bù dǎ tóu …
      w is pronounced that same as u. w is an initial consonant placed at the beginning of a syllable […] u is placed at the middle or end of a syllable and never occurs at the beginning.
  2. verb
    to tap
  3. adv, dialectal
    from the start; from the beginning
    (syn.) 自頭, 自头, 從頭, 从头
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    打头阵
    打頭陣
    daa2 tau4 zan6
    • take the lead
  2. Cantonese
    为我哋打头阵表演嘅有香港中乐团。
    為我哋打頭陣表演嘅有香港中樂團。
    wai6 ngo5 dei6 daa2 tau4 zan6 biu2 jin2 ge3 jau5 hoeng1 gong2 zung1 ngok6 tyun4.
    • The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra will be the first to perform.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    w跟u读音完全一样，w是头母，用于音节的开头[…[[#Chinese|]]]u用于音节的中间或末尾，它从不打头[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    w跟u讀音完全一樣，w是頭母，用於音節的開頭[…[[#Chinese|]]]u用於音節的中間或末尾，它從不打頭[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    ｗ gēn wu dú yīn wán quán yī yàng ， ｗ shì tóu mǔ ， yòng yú yīn jié de kāi tóu … wu yòng yú yīn jié de zhōng jiān huò mò wěi ， tā cóng bù dǎ tóu …
    • w is pronounced that same as u. w is an initial consonant placed at the beginning of a syllable […] u is placed at the middle or end of a syllable and never occurs at the beginning.