大個仔 [－个－]

Jyutping daai6 go3 zai2
Pinyin dà gè zǎi

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​男仔​已經長​大
    (of males) grown; mature
    • 冇見咁耐，你大個仔咗好多喎。
      冇见咁耐，你大个仔咗好多㖞。
      mou5 gin3 gam3 noi6, nei5 daai6 go3 zai2 zo2 hou2 do1 wo3.
      Haven't seen you for a long time! You have become more mature!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese
    to be a mature young man
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 長大了 – 长大了
  2. 長大的孩子 – 长大的孩子

大個仔 [－个－]

Jyutping daai6 go3 zai2
Pinyin dà gè zǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. adj.; grown up; Metaphor, "he knows the way to work". Others do not care or worry about him.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大个仔喇，仲唔生性。
    大個仔喇，仲唔生性。
    daai6 go3 zai2 laa3, zung6 m4 saang1 sing3.
    • You're a big boy now, but you're still not well-behaved.
  2. Cantonese
    由佢决定啦，佢都大个仔喇！
    由佢決定啦，佢都大個仔喇！
    jau2 keoi5 kyut3 ding6 laa1, keoi5 dou1 daai6 go3 zai2 laa3!
    • Let him make the decision. He's a grown up after all.
  3. Cantonese
    我凑大个仔好辛苦㗎。
    我湊大個仔好辛苦㗎。
    ngo5 cau3 daai6 go3 zai2 hou2 san1 fu2 gaa3.
    • It was tough raising my son.
  4. Cantonese
    你咁大个仔要学吓点理财喇！
    你咁大個仔要學吓點理財喇！
    nei5 gam3 daai3 go3 zai2 jiu3 hok6 haa5 dim2 lei5 coi4 laa3!
    • You're a big boy now. You should learn to manage your finance.
  5. Cantonese
    冇见咁耐，你大个仔咗好多㖞。
    冇見咁耐，你大個仔咗好多喎。
    mou5 gin3 gam3 noi6, nei5 daai6 go3 zai2 zo2 hou2 do1 wo3.
    • Haven't seen you for a long time! You have become more mature!
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.