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大哥大
daai6 go1 daai6 |
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[1] Motorola DynaTAC (brick phone) [2] [archaic] cellular/mobile phones in general: when cellular phones first came out, they were expensive and usually seen only in the hands of 大哥 ([slang] 大佬, triad boss, rich businessmen). Term popularly used around 1988-1995 and usage declined as mobile phones became commonplace. Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,740,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:大 daai6 - big哥 go1 go1*4 - elder brother 大 daai6 - big |
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