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頭疼

简头疼 · 繁頭疼

Mandarin · pinyin tóu téng

headache

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
疼: téng · aches, pains; be fond of; love
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2 · tou2 teng2

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verb · Etymology 1

(colloquial, medicine) to have a headache (pain in the head)
(colloquial, figurative) to be faced with a nuisance or an unpleasant problem; to feel annoyed; to have a headache

verb · Etymology 2

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew, medicine) to have a headache (pain in the head)
(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew, figurative) to be faced with a nuisance or an unpleasant problem; to feel annoyed; to have a headache

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