Meaning of 杠头
杠头 means chief porter; leader of carriers (who transport heavy loads on poles); argumentative person; someone who loves to pick quarrels or contradict others. Pronounced gàng tóu.
- chief porter; leader of carriers (who transport heavy loads on poles)
- argumentative person; someone who loves to pick quarrels or contradict others
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
zhī支
bān搬
yùn运
duì队
lǐ里
，
tā他
dāng当
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
de的
gàng杠
tóu头
。
He was the chief porter in that carrying team for twenty years.
Jiù旧
shí时
hūn婚
sāng丧
jià嫁
qǔ娶
，
gàng杠
tóu头
fù负
zé责
zhǐ指
huī挥
zhěng整
gè个
tái抬
jiào轿
huò或
tái抬
guān棺
de的
duì队
wu伍
。
In the old days, during weddings and funerals, the chief porter was responsible for directing the entire sedan-chair or coffin-carrying team.