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掉头		Traditional Chinese
掉頭
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
diào tóu		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
diu6 tau4
Short definition to turn about
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All available English definitions (v) turn aroundCdict icon / a U-turnCantofish icon / to turn one's headMDBG icon / to turn roundMDBG icon / to turn aroundCantofish icon / to turn aboutMDBG icon / to turn through 180 degreesCantofish icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: turn round
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: to turn through 180 degrees; a U-turn; to turn around
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: turn round; turn about
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: (v) turn around'
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我们( men) us
掉头(diào tóu) to turn about
吧(ba) dumb
！
Let's turn back.

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