話頭 [话头]

Jyutping waa6 tau4
Pinyin huà tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. subject (under discussion)
  2. thread (of an argument)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    正如​某人​所講​；​用​嚟​贊同並​引用​人​哋​嘅​觀​點
    as somebody says; used when citing what somebody has said as worth taking account of
    • 學佢話頭，呢個人信唔過。
      学佢话头，呢个人信唔过。
      hok6 keoi5 waa6 tau4, ni1 go3 jan2 seon3 m4 gwo3.
      As he says, this man cannot be trusted.
  2. 近義詞
    話事偈、話齋
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    thread of discourse; subject under discussion
  2. noun, Quanzhou, Taiwanese-Hokkien, Xiamen
    starting portion of one's speech
  3. noun, Quanzhou, Taiwanese-Hokkien, Xiamen
    utterance; speech; discourse
    (syn.) 话语, 話語
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    啲人话头七好猛㗎，我哋今晚都系早啲走，唔好打搞人喇。
    啲人話頭七好猛㗎，我哋今晚都係早啲走，唔好打搞人喇。
    di1 jan4 waa6 tau4 cat1 hou2 maang5 gaa3, ngo5 dei6 gam1 maan1 dou1 hai6 zou2 di1 zau2, m4 hou2 daa2 gaau2 jan4 laaa3.
    • Some says the ghost is really active in the seventh night, we better leave early tonight, avoid disturbing them.
  2. Cantonese
    佢几醒目㗎，话头醒尾。
    佢幾醒目㗎，話頭醒尾。
    keoi5 gei3 sing2 muk6 gaa3, waa6 tau4 sing2 mei5.
    • He is a smart fellow, you don't need to spell everything out for him.
  3. Cantonese
    学佢话头，呢个人信唔过。
    學佢話頭，呢個人信唔過。
    hok6 keoi5 waa6 tau4, ni1 go3 jan2 seon3 m4 gwo3.
    • As he says, this man cannot be trusted.