魚頭 [鱼头]

Jyutping jyu4 tau4
Pinyin yú tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. fish head
  2. fig. upright and unwilling to compromise
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literally
    fish head
  2. noun, figuratively, literary
    upright, unaccommodating person
  3. noun, Shanghainese-Wu, slang
    five of a currency designation
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    妈妈喜欢吃鱼头。
    媽媽喜歡吃魚頭。
    mā ma xǐ huan chī yú tóu 。
    • Mom likes to eat fish-head.
  2. Mandarin
    我不要鱼头，也不要鱼骨。
    我不要魚頭，也不要魚骨。
    wǒ bù yào yú tóu ， yě bù yào yú gǔ 。
    • I don't want the fish head or the bones.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    咪睇佢做戏好似好英明神武，原来系鳄鱼头老衬底，做生意俾人呃到周身债。
    咪睇佢做戲好似好英明神武，原來係鱷魚頭老襯底，做生意俾人呃到周身債。
    mai5 tai2 keoi5 zou6 hei3 hou2 ci5 hou2 jing1 ming4 san4 mou5, jyun4 loi4 hai6 ngok6 jyu4 tau4 lou5 can3 dai2, zou6 sang1 ji3 bei2 jan4 ngaak1 dou3 zau1 san1 zaai3
    • Don't be misled by his hero image in the movies – he looks smart but is actually a fool. He's been cheated many times in the business and is drowning in debt.
  2. Cantonese
    鳄鱼头老衬底
    鱷魚頭老襯底
    • appears very clever or tough but is actually stupid or ineffective