上头 (shàng tou) — to put one's hair up in a bun (as part of a traditional wedding ceremony); (of alcohol) to go to one's head, to make one slightly drunk
Definition
上头 has two unrelated senses: the traditional wedding-hair-bun ritual, and (of alcohol) going to one's head. Pick the sense by context — there's no shared meaning between them.
verb
to put one's hair up in a bun (as part of a traditional wedding ceremony)(of alcohol) to go to one's headto make one slightly drunk
Examples
- ，。Jié hūn nà tiān, pó po gěi tā shàng le tóu.On her wedding day, her mother-in-law put her hair up.
- ，上头。Zhè jiǔ jìn bù xiǎo, róng yì shàng tou.This liquor is strong; it easily goes to your head.
- 。Wǒ cái hē le liǎng bēi jiù shàng le tóu.I only drank two glasses and already felt it going to my head.
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