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大头

dà tóu · da tou

Traditional 大頭

Meaning

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big head
mask in the shape of a big head
the larger end of sth
the main part
the lion's share
dupe
sucker
(old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱 / 袁世凯 (Yuán Shì kǎi) on the obverse side

2 examples

这(zhè)次(cì)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)，住(zhù)宿(sù)费(fèi)占(zhàn)了(le)大(dà)头(tóu)。

For this trip, accommodation costs made up the largest part.

公(gōng)司(sī)把(bǎ)利(lì)润(rùn)的(de)大(dà)头(tóu)投(tóu)进(jìn)了(le)研(yán)发(fā)。

The company put the lion's share of the profits into research and development.

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