咁「大」本簿仔都賣到咁貴？
咁「大」本簿仔都卖到咁贵？
gam3 daai1 bun2 bou2 zai2 dou1 maai6 dou3 gam3 gwai3? How could such a tiny book be sold at such a high price?
大 [－]
Jyutping
daai6
Pinyin
dà
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
成長；長大 to grow up
我以前同佢係鄰居，睇住佢大㗎！
我以前同佢系邻居，睇住佢大㗎！
ngo5 ji5 cin4 tung4 keoi5 hai6 leon4 geoi1, tai2 zyu6 keoi5 daai6 gaa3! We were neighbours back then, I was there when he was growing up!
以前幾乎每家每户都買「生命麪包」，我都係食佢大㗎。
以前几乎每家每户都买「生命面包」，我都系食佢大㗎。
ji5 cin4 gei1 fu4 mui5 gaa1 mui5 wu6 dou1 maai5 "sang1 ming6 min6 baau1", ngo5 dou1 hai6 sik6 keoi5 daai6 gaa3. Back in the old days, "Life Bread" was a staple in almost every household. I grew up eating it too.
動詞
玩 話事啤時加注碼 to raise the stakes in a poker game
跟，再大你一百萬。
跟，再大你一百万。
gan1, zoi3 daai6 nei5 jat1 baak3 maan6. I call, and raise 1 million.
動詞
顯示自己嘅力量嚟威嚇，通常指虛張聲勢；類似凶、拋浪頭 to intimidate; to bluff; to bluff someone off
你大我呀？
你大我呀？
nei5 daai6 ngo5 aa4? You trying to bluff me off?
形容詞
喺面積、體積、容量、規模方面超越一般水平 big; large
大公司
大公司
daai6 gung1 si1 large company
你個客廳好大。
你个客厅好大。
nei5 go3 haak3 teng1 hou2 daai6. Your sitting room is huge.
形容詞
形容有一定嘅年紀；比較年紀嘅時候，生存嘅年數比對方多 old in age; older; senior
佢大我十年。
佢大我十年。
keoi5 daai6 ngo5 sap6 nin4. He's ten years older than me.
佢婆婆年紀好大，今年九十六歲。
佢婆婆年纪好大，今年九十六岁。
keoi5 po4 po2 nin4 gei2 hou2 daai6, gam1 nin4 gau2 sap6 luk6 seoi3. His grandmother is very old. She's ninety-six years old this year.
形容詞
比一般水平或程度強烈 greater in intensity, eg more heavy, high, loud, strong etc.
你可唔可以開大啲部冷氣啊？
你可唔可以开大啲部冷气啊？
nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 hoi1 daai6 di1 bou6 laang5 hei3 aa3? Could you turn the air-conditioner up a bit?
佢把聲太大喇。
佢把声太大喇。
keoi5 baa2 seng1 taai3 daai2 laa3. His voice is too loud.
出面咁大雨，你想去邊？
出面咁大雨，你想去边？
ceot1 min6 gam3 daai6 jyu5, nei5 soeng2 heoi3 bin1? The rain is heavy. Where are you going?
反義詞
小、細
語素
大學 university
八大
八大
baat3 daai6 the eight UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong
港大
港大
gong2 daai6 HKU, the short form of the University of Hong Kong
大同
大同
daai6 tung4 university mate
名詞
即係大便，係比較委婉嘅講法 used euphemistically to refer to going to toilet to defecate; number two
去大／開大／屙大
去大／开大／屙大
heoi3 daai6 / hoi1 daai6 / o1 daai6 to do a number two
我喺廁所去緊大。
我喺厕所去紧大。
ngo5 hai2 ci3 so2 heoi3 gan2 daai6. I'm taking a crap in the toilet.
開大定開細？
开大定开细？
hoi1 daai6 ding6 hoi1 sai3? Are you taking a number two or number one?
副詞
程度好強，數目好多 intensely; greatly; fully; on a large scale
大笑
大笑
daai6 siu3 to laugh heartily
大叫
大叫
daai6 giu3 to cry out; to shout loudly
大塞車
大塞车
daai6 sak1 ce1 heavy traffic jam
收入大減
收入大减
sau1 jap6 daai6 gaam2 to have a substantial reduction in one's income
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character, dialectal
father
character, Cantonese
only so big
咁高咁大
咁高咁大
― gam3 gou1 gam3 daai2 X
character, Cantonese
to be older than
我大佢兩年。
我大佢两年。
ngo5 daai6 keoi5 loeng5 nin4. I am older than them by two years.
character, Cantonese, slang
to intimidate; to threaten
你大我呀？
你大我呀？
nei5 daai6 ngo5 aa4? You trying to bluff me off?
你咪大我。
你咪大我。
nei5 mai5 daai6 ngo5. Don't you threaten me.
character, Cantonese
to grow up
喺廣州大
喺广州大
hai2 gwong2 zau1 daai6 to grow up in Guangzhou
character
in an extreme manner; greatly
大哭
大哭
dà kū to cry violently
大吃一驚
大吃一惊
dà chī yī jīng to be greatly shocked
大不相同
大不相同
dà bù xiàng tóng to be greatly different
你遇到這種情況，大可以走人哪。
你遇到这种情况，大可以走人哪。
nǐ yù dào zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng ， dà kě yǐ zǒu rén na ． If you come across this kind of situation, you absolutely can leave.
character
mature; grown up
你多大了？
你多大了？
nǐ duō dà le ？ How old are you?
她比他大。
她比他大。
tā bǐ tā dà ． She is older than him.
你只狗系咁大㗎喇。
你只狗系咁大㗎喇。
nei5 zek3 gau2 hai6 gam3 daai2 gaa3 laa3. Your dog isn't going to grow any older.
character, dialectal
father's elder or younger brother
character, Cantonese, euphemistic
number two
我好急呀，要去大。
我好急呀，要去大。
ngo5 hou2 gap1 aa3, jiu3 heoi3 daai6. I need to go number two.
character
a surname
character
big; great
中美關係已有很大改善。
中美关系已有很大改善。
zhōng měi guān xì yǐ yǒu hěn dà gǎi shàn ． Relations between China and America have improved greatly.
大不列顛
大不列颠
dà bù liè diān Great Britain
character
great of its kind
昨天下大雨。
昨天下大雨。
zuó tiān xià dà yǔ ． There was heavy rain yesterday.
好大𠹻味
好大𠹻味
hou2 daai6 zam6 mei6 a very strong smell
風吹得好大
风吹得好大
fung1 ceoi1 dak1 hou2 daai6 the wind is blowing fiercely
character
well-known; successful (only applied to some occupations)
大書法家
大书法家
dà shū fǎ jiā a well-known calligrapher
character
45th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "greatness" (𝌲)
character
main; major
他們將車一直開到大門口。
他们将车一直开到大门口。
tā men jiāng chē yī zhí kāi dào dà mén kǒu ． They drove right up to the main gate.
他是一家石油公司的大股東。
他是一家石油公司的大股东。
tā shì yī jiā shí yóu gōng sī de dà gǔ dōng ． He is a major stockholder in an oil company.
character
of great size; big; large; huge
這個太大了！
这个太大了！
zhè ge tài dà le ！ This is too big!
呢条裤好大条。
呢条裤好大条。
ni1 tiu4 fu3 hou2 daai6 tiu4. This pair of pants is very big.
big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest/eldest/greatly/very much/(dialect) father/father's elder or younger brother/full-grown/adult/a penny/a surname/honored/esteemed/important/generally/futher ahead or behind (in terms of dates)/completely/pompously/to intimidate/to challenge/senior / older of the rank of leader / boss in a triad gang/to raise (in gambling games)