拍膊頭 [－－头]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to pat on the shoulder; to listen, support, and care when one's upset; it is also used to describe someone who does an unpaid job as a favour
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    用手​拍​一​拍​對​方​嘅​膊​頭
    to pat on one's shoulder
    • 佢細細力拍下我膊頭。
      佢细细力拍下我膊头。
      keoi5 sai3 sai3 lik6 paak3 haa5 ngo5 bok3 tau4
      He pats on my shoulder lightly.
  2. 動詞
    靠​私交​解決​問題
    figuratively: to pull strings; to take advantage with the help of one's friends
    • 你爸爸識校長嘅，拍膊頭咪可以入呢間學校囉。
      你爸爸识校长嘅，拍膊头咪可以入呢间学校啰。
      nei5 baa4 baa1 sik1 haau6 zoeng2 ge3, paak3 bok3 tau4 mai6 ho2 ji5 jap6 nei1 gaan1 hok6 haau6 lo1.
      Your father knows the principal. You can pull a few strings to enter this school.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, idiomatic, verb-object
    to ask for assistance from friends
  2. verb, Cantonese, literally, verb-object
    to pat on one's shoulder
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 關係密切 – 关系密切
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    拍膊头
    拍膊頭
    paak3 bok3 tau4
    • to pat on one's shoulder; figuratively, to pull strings
  2. Cantonese
    你爸爸识校长嘅，拍膊头咪可以入呢间学校啰。
    你爸爸識校長嘅，拍膊頭咪可以入呢間學校囉。
    nei5 baa4 baa1 sik1 haau6 zoeng2 ge3, paak3 bok3 tau4 mai6 ho2 ji5 jap6 nei1 gaan1 hok6 haau6 lo1.
    • Your father knows the principal. You can pull a few strings to enter this school.