爛頭蟀

简 烂头蟀 · 繁 爛頭蟀
Cantonese · source Jyutpinglaan6 tau4 seot1

Meanings

  1. someone who fights ferociously, especially a gangster; someone who is willing to risk it all despite being in a disadvantaged position
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

laanlaan1—laan2—laan3—兰laan4orchid懒laan5lazy烂laan6soft
seot率seot1model for othersseot2—seot3—seot4—seot5—术seot6method

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: lan4 tou2 shuai4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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laan6 tau4 seot1

Cantonese word readings for 爛頭蟀. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity爛頭蟀 烂头蟀 [lan4 tou2 shuai4] {laan6 tau4 seot1} /someone who fights ferociously, especially a gangster; someone who is willing to risk it all despite being in a disadvantaged position/

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