頭頭〔头头〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ {tóu tóu}

at first; at beginning (Cantonese)

頭頭〔头头〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ {tóu tóu}

1. head
2. chief

頭頭尾尾〔头头--〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ mei⁵ mei⁵ {tóu tou wěi wěi}

odds and ends; from the start to the end

頭頭是道〔头头--〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ si⁶ dou⁶ {tóu tóu shì dào}

clear and logical

頭頭碰着黑〔头头---〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ pung³ zoek⁶ hak¹ {tóu tou pèng zhe hēi}

having bad luck continuosly (spoken)

頭頭碰著黑〔头头---〕 tau⁴ tau⁴ pung³ zoek⁶ hak¹ {tóu tou pèng zháo hēi}

a series of unfortunate events (slang)