耍手擰頭 [－－拧头]

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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese
    to strongly oppose something

耍手擰頭 [－－拧头]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    拒絕​；​利用​揈​手​、​擰頭​呢​啲​表示​拒​絕​嘅​身​體​語​言​嚟​借喻
    to refuse; literally: waving one's hand and shaking one's head
    • 人哋問佢借一兩蚊雞，佢都耍手擰頭。
      人哋问佢借一两蚊鸡，佢都耍手拧头。
      jan4 dei6 man6 keoi5 ze3 jat1 loeng5 man1 gai1, keoi5 dou1 saa2 sau2 ning6 tau2.
      When asked to lend a penny or two, he still refuses.
    • 你叫佢做咩都實耍手兼擰頭㗎。
      你叫佢做咩都实耍手兼拧头㗎。
      nei5 giu3 keoi5 zou6 me1 dou1 sat6 saa2 sau2 gim1 ning6 tau2 gaa3.
      No matter what you are going to ask him to do, he must reject without hesitation.
  2. 參看
    耍手兼擰頭、灑手擰頭、灑手兼擰頭

耍手擰頭 [－－拧头]

Jyutping saa2 sau2 ning6 tau4
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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. waving of hand and shaking of head sideways as a gesture for "no" (spoken)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人哋问佢借一两蚊鸡，佢都耍手拧头。
    人哋問佢借一兩蚊雞，佢都耍手擰頭。
    jan4 dei6 man6 keoi5 ze3 jat1 loeng5 man1 gai1, keoi5 dou1 saa2 sau2 ning6 tau2.
    • When asked to lend a penny or two, he still refuses.