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[1] big; vast; large [2] great [3] much [4] very; highly; extremely; really [5] your (politely) [6] the eldest; senior [7] full-grown; [n] adult [8] before; after (referring to dates only) [9] [v] make large; make great [10] a Chinese family name The Mandarin /dai4/ is used in the term 大夫, meaning "doctor".
Default PoS:  Additional PoS: Stroke count: 3
Level: 1
Radical: 大 (#37)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 太犬丈 |
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This word has been viewed 47754 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 05:49 |
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大秦
daai6 ceon4 = 1. The Qin Empire 大秦帝國 2. Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire
大三
daai6 saam1 = third-year university student
大寒
daai6 hon4 = Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 20th January-3rd February
大暑
daai6 syu2 = Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 23rd July-6th August
大雪
daai6 syut3 = Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 7th-21st December
雷聲大,雨點小
leoi4 seng1 daai6 jyu5 dim2 siu2 = all talk, but no action
大風
daai6 fung1 = strong wind
大人
daai6 jan4 = adult; Your Honour
大家
daai6 gaa1 = everybody
大力
daai6 lik6 = strong (muscular)See all 1200 compounds (CantoDict reports 1237 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 51 examples containing 大
請問喺伊到可以搭咩車去科大？ 粵
Excuse me, do you know what public transport can take me to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (from here)?
我見到呢度有一間唔係好大嘅警崗 粵
I can see a police box that's not very big here. [Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.]
佢次次都同我講大話…佢真係大嚿衰 粵
He tells lies to me every time... he's really obnoxious. [大嚿衰 is specifically referencing a 大隻老.]
佢次次都講大話，都畀我聽到… 粵
He's always telling lies which I hear. [Lit. He time time also tells-lies, also give me listen]
你要大大方方噉見佢 粵
You need to meet her confidently. [Lit. you need confident-and-holding-yourself-properly-manner see her. 大大方方 means standing upright and looking someone in the eyes.]
佢嘅躉好揦大 粵
Her ass is damn huge! [Lit. Her ass very [mild expletive] big http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,135805,135810#msg-135810]
漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。 國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
兜咗一個大緙。 粵
Move in a big round circle. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,135490,135494#msg-135494]
唔知喺大陸被捉通姦會唔會打靶嘅呵 粵
I wonder if one would be shot dead if one is caught committing adultery in mainland China.
剛才媽媽大發雌威，我從來未見過佢噉 粵
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.
搭地鐵由西灣河到銅鑼灣只需大概二十分鐘嘅車程。 粵
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).
邊度有得食正宗嘅意大利菜？ 粵
Where can (one) finds authentic Italian food? [[Lit.] where can/have authentic Italian food to be eaten?]
不過大部分都只係冇用嘅情報 粵
Most of the reports are useless though. [Lit. however most also simply are no use [possessive particle] piece-of-intelligence]
佢不可一世，佢份人真係好大鼻 粵
He thinks he's the best in the world... he's really arrogant. [second half: he personality really arrogant.]
學校咁大﹐唔知去邊度搵佢至啱。 粵
The school is so big. I wonder which way I should actually go to find him. [唔知 ("don't know") and 至啱 ("most correct") function as a split phrase. The slot between them can be filled by any verb phrase of interrogative nature. ]
大批物資運往災區。
A great amount of goods have been transported to the disaster area. [Passive voice can often be expressed without using the passive marker 被 or other similar prepositions, esp for written expressions. ]
只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。 國
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.
個老婆大人矋住佢，佢又點敢出聲吖 粵
How would he be so daring as to utter a word, under the staring eyes of his wife. |
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