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头上
Traditional Chinese
頭上
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
tóu shàng
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(tau4 seung6 )
Short definition above
Usage frequency Very common
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(tā) another
(xǐ) to like
(huān) joyous
看着(kànzhe) to see
鸟儿(niǎoér) birds
(cóngcóng) from
头上(tóu shàng) above
飞过(fēi guò) to fly past

He likes to watch the birds fly above his head.

你少( nǐ shǎo)
(bà) stem
一切都( yī qiē dū)
推到(tuī dào) to push into
(tā) another
头上(tóu shàng) above

Don’t you try and blame this on him.

擦掉(cā diào) wipe
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
(é) forehead
头上(tóu shàng) above
(dedì) of
(hàn) sweat

Wipe the sweat from your brow.

不幸(bù xìng) sad
降临到
他的( tā de)
头上(tóu shàng) above

A misfortune befell him.

(tā) another
(é) forehead
头上(tóu shàng) above
(dedì) of
疤痕(bā hén) scar
(hěn) quite
醒目(xǐng mù) eye-grabbing (headline)

The scar on his forehead really stands out.

(wǒ) I
(gǎn) emotion
觉有( jiào yǒu)
滴雨(dīyǔ)
落在(luòzài)
头上(tóu shàng) above

I felt a drop of rain on my head.

汗水(hàn shuǐ) sweat
(cóngcóng) from
我的( de) my
(é) forehead
头上(tóu shàng) above
滴落(dīluò)

The sweat was dripping off my brow.

基顿(jīdùn) Keeton
(bà) stem
磁铁(cí tiě) magnet
放在(fàng zài) to place at
他的( tā de)
鸽子(gē zǐ) dove
(dedì) of
头上(tóu shàng) above

Keeton put magnets on the heads of his pigeons.

令人满足的( lìng rén mǎn zú de) gratifying
生活(shēng huó) life
从简(cóngjiǎn)
单的( dān de) mono
问题(wèn tí) issue
开始(kāi shǐ) to begin
。 在晚上
(guān) related
(hǎo hàohào) so
(dēng) lamp
把头(bǎ tóu) labour contractor
(zhěn) to rest one's head
(dào) to go
(zhěn) to rest one's head
头上(tóu shàng) above
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
(néng) may
听到(tīng dào) to hear
什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who?
(níní) woolen material
是你( shì nǐ)
灵魂的( líng hún de) psychical
歌唱(gē chàng) to sing
还是(hái shì) or
恶灵(è líng) evil spirit
(dedì) of
笑声(xiào shēng) laughter

Leading a fulfilling life really comes down to a simple question: When you turn off the lights at night and your head is on the pillow, what do you hear? Your soul singing or Satan laughing?

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