大個 [－个]

Jyutping daai6 go3
Pinyin dà gè

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. grown up
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    成熟​；​成為​大人
    to be grown-up
    • 佢想個仔大個做醫生。
      佢想个仔大个做医生。
      keoi5 soeng2 go3 zai2 daai6 go3 zou6 ji1 sang1.
      She wants her son to be a doctor when he grows up.
    • 冇見一年，你個仔大個咗好多喎。
      冇见一年，你个仔大个咗好多㖞。
      mou5 gin3 jat1 nin4, nei5 go3 zai2 daai6 go3 zo2 hou2 do1 wo3.
      Haven't seen your son for a year. He looks a lot more mature than before.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, Cantonese
    large (in size)
    (syn.) 大, 大粒
  2. adj, Cantonese, broadly
    mature
  3. noun, Teochew
    eldest child
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 大
  2. 長大 – 长大
  3. 年紀大 – 年纪大
  4. 個兒大 – 个儿大
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他是一个被称为小约翰的大个子男人。
    他是一個被稱為小約翰的大個子男人。
    tā shì yí gè bèi chēng wéi xiǎo yuē hàn de dà gè zi nán rén 。
    • He was a big man called Little John.
  2. Mandarin
    他只比我大个把岁。
    他只比我大個把歲。
    tā zhǐ bǐ wǒ dà gè bǎ suì 。
    • He's only a couple of years older than me.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    咪大个呀，伏嚟㗎。
    咪大個呀，伏嚟㗎。
    mi1 daai6 go3 aa3 ， fuk6 lai4 gaa3 。
    • Don't grow up. It's a trap!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    记住大个咗唔好做坏人呀。
    記住大個咗唔好做壞人呀。
    gei3 zyu6 daai6 go3 zo2 m4 hou2 zou6 waai6 jan4 aa3.
    • Remember, don't become a bad person when you grow up.
  2. Cantonese
    你大个咗想做咩？
    你大個咗想做咩？
    nei5 daai6 go3 zo2 soeng2 zou6 me1?
    • What do you want to be when you grow up?
  3. Cantonese
    咁大个人唔系要画公仔画出肠呀嘛，唔使下下粗口问候先面懵懵咁行开。
    咁大個人唔係要畫公仔畫出腸呀嘛，唔使下下粗口問候先面懵懵咁行開。
    • X
  4. Cantonese
    你都咁大个人啦，应该要自立㗎喇。
    你都咁大個人啦，應該要自立㗎喇。
    nei5 dou1 gam3 daai6 go3 jan4 laa1, jing1 goi1 jiu3 zi6 laap6 gaa3 laa3.
    • You are already a grown-up! You should stand on your own feet now.
  5. Cantonese
    乜你咁大个人都咁幼稚㗎。
    乜你咁大個人都咁幼稚㗎。
    mat1 nei5 gam3 daai6 go3 jan4 dou1 gam3 jau3 zi6 gaa3.
    • How are you so naive even as an adult?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    你咁大个仔，应该成亲喇。
    你咁大個仔，應該成親喇。
    nei5 gam3 daai6 go3 zai2, jing1 goi1 sing4 can1 laa3.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    擘大个口
    擘大個口
    maak3 daai6 go3 hau2
    • to open one's mouth wide