大件事: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (CC-CANTO)

a big/serious deal or event or matter; describes the seriousness of an event or a matter that had happened

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

語句
事件極之重要或嚴重性好高
an event which gets a lot of attention and is characterised by seriousness, gravity or importance; serious
- 唔使驚，都唔係好大件事啫。
  唔使惊，都唔系好大件事啫。
  Don't be afraid, it's nothing serious.
- 大件事嚹，地鐵火警啊！
  大件事嚹，地铁火警啊！
  Oh no! The train is on fire.

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)

大事不好
事態嚴重 – 事态严重
不得了啦
出了大事情
不好了

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
噉咋话？重以为好大件事添！
噉咋話？重以為好大件事添！
- That's it? I thought it would be much bigger.
Cantonese
听新闻讲今日地铁好大件事㖞。
聽新聞講今日地鐵好大件事喎。
teng1 san1 man2 gong2 gam1 jat6 dei6 tit3 hou2 daai6 gin6 si6 wo3.
- According to the news something big happened in the subway today.
Cantonese
结婚咁大件事，你唔可以咁轻率决定㗎。
結婚咁大件事，你唔可以咁輕率決定㗎。
git3 fan1 gam3 daai6 gin6 si6, nei5 m4 ho2 ji5 gam3 hing1 seot1 kyut3 ding6 gaa3.
- Marriage is so important, you shouldn't handle it so rashly.
Cantonese
两公婆嗌霎下好平常啫，又唔使搞到离婚咁大件事，无谓等到覆水难收先嚟后悔啦。
兩公婆嗌霎下好平常啫，又唔使搞到離婚咁大件事，無謂等到覆水難收先嚟後悔啦。
loeng5 gung1 po2 aai3 saap3 haa5 hou2 ping4 soeng4 ze1, jau6 m4 sai2 gaau2 dou3 lei4 fan1 gam3 daai6 gin6 si6, mou4 wai6 dang2 dou3 fuk1 seoi2 naan4 sau1 sin1 lai4 hau6 fui3 laa1.
- It is common for couples to have a fight and you should not make too big of a deal out of it and divorce, as by then there will be use crying over spilt milk.
Cantonese
大件事！俾人山寨咗我哋个产品，依家网上有得卖喇。
大件事！俾人山寨咗我哋個產品，依家網上有得賣喇。
daai6 gin6 si6, bei2 jan4 saan1 zaai6 zo2 ngo5 dei6 go3 caan2 ban2, ji1 gaa1 mong5 soeng6 jau5 dak1 maai6 laa3.
- What a big trouble ! Someone copied our products and those counterfeit products are also available on the internet.

Examples (Wiktionary)

Cantonese
唔系咩大件事
唔系咩大件事
m4 hai6 me1 daai6 gin6 si6
- is not anything terribly important (lit. "is not any sort of large matter")

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