擰頭擰髻

Chinese

		mistake; to twist; stubborn mistake; to twist; stubborn; to pinch; wring	head; (noun suffix)	mistake; to twist; stubborn mistake; to twist; stubborn; to pinch; wring	hair rolled up in a bun, topknot
trad. (擰頭擰髻)		擰	頭	擰	髻
simp. (拧头拧髻)		拧	头	拧	髻

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁶ tau⁴ ling⁶ gai³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁶ tau⁴ ling⁶ gai³
  - Yale: lihng tàuh lihng gai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁶ tau⁴ ling⁶ gai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ling⁶ teo⁴ ling⁶ gei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹ lɪŋ²² kɐi̯³³/

Idiom

擰頭擰髻

(Cantonese) to nod one's head in satisfaction
- (Can we date this quote?), “賣身契 [màishēnqì]”‎^[1]performed by 許冠傑:
  
  𢴚起張賣身契豈勢咁擰頭擰髻 [Cantonese, trad.]
  𢴚起张卖身契岂势咁拧头拧髻 [Cantonese, simp.]
  nik¹ hei² zoeng¹ maai⁶ san¹ kai³ hei² sai³ gam² ling⁶ tau⁴ ling⁶ gai³ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

搖頭擺腦／摇头摆脑 (yáotóubǎinǎo)