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上頭

简上头 · 繁上頭

Mandarin · pinyin shàng tóu#

(of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention
(old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)

Mandarin · pinyin shàng tou#

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soeng6 tau4

Cantonese word readings for 上頭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

soeng6 tau4

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(dated) combing of a bride's hair in a bun for marriage
(historical) binding of one's hair to signify coming of age (women get a hairpin at the age of fifteen and men get a hat at the age of twenty)
(Quanzhou Hokkien) a kind of coming-of-age ceremony for the bride and groom the day before their marriage

(of alcohol or drugs) to go to one's head; to be heady
(neologism, slang) to be excited, addicted or not thinking clearly (as a consequence of watching a drama or novel)