当头棒喝 dāngtóubànghè a sharp warning Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 当头 當頭 dāngtóu head-on Positioned or coming right at one's head; also used to describe something appearing directly overhead.棒喝 bànghè Buddhist awakening practice a Zen Buddhist method of shouting at or hitting a student with a stick to trigger instant enlightenment