蛇頭 [－头]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. head of a snake
  2. human smuggler
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    蛇​嘅​頭​部​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    head of a snake
    • 個蛇頭斬咗落嚟仲識咬人，好得人驚。
      个蛇头斩咗落嚟仲识咬人，好得人惊。
      go3 se4 tau4 zaam2 zo2 lok6 lai4 zung6 sik1 ngaau5 jan4, hou2 dak1 jan4 geng1.
      It was so terrifying that the snake head could bite after decapitation.
  2. 名詞
    經營同​操控​非法​移民​活動​、​偷運​ ​人​蛇​嘅​人​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    gangs that assist and arrange illegal migration, smuggling people to other countries
    • 蛇頭安排呢批人蛇匿喺船艙底部，吩咐佢哋無論聽到咩聲都唔好亂郁。
      蛇头安排呢批人蛇匿喺船舱底部，吩咐佢哋无论听到咩声都唔好乱郁。
      se4 tau4 on1 paai4 ni1 pai1 jan4 se4 nei1 hai2 syun4 cong1 dai2 bou6, fan1 fu3 keoi5 dei6 mou4 leon6 teng1 dou2 me1 seng1 dou1 m4 hou2 lyun6 juk1.
      The snakehead had the illegal immigrants stay in the bottom of the cabin, telling them not to move even if they heard any sounds.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, slang
    people smuggler; human trafficker
    (syn.) 人販子, 人贩子
  2. noun
    snakehead
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 偷渡組織者 – 偷渡组织者
  2. 引渡集團頭目 – 引渡集团头目
  3. 偷渡集團的頭兒 – 偷渡集团的头儿
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    做乜依家政府揾埋啲咁嘅人做高官？个个都蛇头鼠眼，仲衰过做贼。
    做乜依家政府揾埋啲咁嘅人做高官？個個都蛇頭鼠眼，仲衰過做賊。
    zou6 mat1 ji1 gaa1 zing3 fu2 wan2 maai4 di1 gam2 ge2 jan4 zou6 gou1 gun2? go3 go3 dou1 se4 tau4 syu2 ngaan5, zung6 seoi1 gwo3 zou6 caak2.
    • Why does the government nowadays often hire scumbags as high rank officials? They all look crafty and unreliable, even worse than thieves.
  2. Cantonese
    蛇头为咗逃避水警追截，不惜推人蛇落海。
    蛇頭為咗逃避水警追截，不惜推人蛇落海。
    se4 tau4 wai6 zo2 tou4 bei6 seoi2 ging2 zeoi1 zit6, bat1 sik1 teoi1 jan4 se4 lok6 hoi2.
    • Human smugglers forced the stowaways to jump into the sea while fleeing the coastguard patrol in hot pursuit.
  3. Cantonese
    个蛇头斩咗落嚟仲识咬人，好得人惊。
    個蛇頭斬咗落嚟仲識咬人，好得人驚。
    go3 se4 tau4 zaam2 zo2 lok6 lai4 zung6 sik1 ngaau5 jan4, hou2 dak1 jan4 geng1.
    • It was so terrifying that the snake head could bite after decapitation.
  4. Cantonese
    蛇头安排呢批人蛇匿喺船舱底部，吩咐佢哋无论听到咩声都唔好乱郁。
    蛇頭安排呢批人蛇匿喺船艙底部，吩咐佢哋無論聽到咩聲都唔好亂郁。
    se4 tau4 on1 paai4 ni1 pai1 jan4 se4 nei1 hai2 syun4 cong1 dai2 bou6, fan1 fu3 keoi5 dei6 mou4 leon6 teng1 dou2 me1 seng1 dou1 m4 hou2 lyun6 juk1.
    • The snakehead had the illegal immigrants stay in the bottom of the cabin, telling them not to move even if they heard any sounds.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    蛇头
    蛇頭
    shé tóu
    • people smuggler
  2. Mandarin
    一会儿一个小男孩走进来，很娴熟地捏起蛇三下五除二就将蛇头砍掉了
    一會兒一個小男孩走進來，很嫺熟地捏起蛇三下五除二就將蛇頭砍掉了
    yī huì r5 yī ge xiǎo nán hái zǒu jìn lái ， hěn xián shú de niē qǐ shé sān xià wǔ chú èr jiù jiāng shé tóu kǎn diào le
    • After a while, a little boy came in and expertly took hold of the snake. In the blink of an eye, he had cut off its head