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頭痛

简头痛 · 繁頭痛

Mandarin · pinyin tóu tòng

to have a headache

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
痛: tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–4 · tou2 tong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 tung3

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verb · Etymology 1

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

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