獨頭 [独头]

Jyutping duk6 tau4
Pinyin dú tóu

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    最​後​一件​物件​；​單獨​一個​人​；​有​説​「​食獨頭​」​（​例如​食煙食​埋​最​後​一支​）​會帶​來​惡運​。
    the last piece of object; a person alone; some says if one eat the last piece (e.g. the last cigarette in the pack), will bring bad luck. Literally: single head
    • 獨頭煙
      独头烟
      duk6 tau4 jin1
      the last cigarette
    • 獨頭公
      独头公
      duk6 tau4 gung1
      a lonely old man
    • 廣東佬唔食獨頭物
      广东佬唔食独头物
      gwong2 dung1 lou2 m4 sik6 duk6 tau4 mat6
      Cantonese man would not eat the last piece
    • 食獨頭死老豆
      食独头死老豆
      sik6 duk6 tau4 sei2 lou5 dau6
      to have the last piece (of cigarette) will bring your dad to die
    • 獨頭無兄弟
      独头无兄弟
      duk6 tau4 mou4 hing1 dai6
      to have the last piece (of cigarette) will make you no bros
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    独头烟
    獨頭煙
    duk6 tau4 jin1
    • the last cigarette
  2. Cantonese
    独头公
    獨頭公
    duk6 tau4 gung1
    • a lonely old man
  3. Cantonese
    广东佬唔食独头物
    廣東佬唔食獨頭物
    gwong2 dung1 lou2 m4 sik6 duk6 tau4 mat6
    • Cantonese man would not eat the last piece
  4. Cantonese
    食独头死老豆
    食獨頭死老豆
    sik6 duk6 tau4 sei2 lou5 dau6
    • to have the last piece (of cigarette) will bring your dad to die
  5. Cantonese
    独头无兄弟
    獨頭無兄弟
    duk6 tau4 mou4 hing1 dai6
    • to have the last piece (of cigarette) will make you no bros