大士 [－－]

Jyutping daai6 si6
Pinyin dà shì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    distinguished man; man of accomplishment
  2. noun, literary
    Bodhisattva
  3. noun, literary
    Avalokiteśvara
  4. name
    Tuas (a planning area in Singapore)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大士王会攞去火化，象征孤魂带嚟嘅不洁同埋对社区嘅干扰能够消除。
    大士王會攞去火化，象徵孤魂帶嚟嘅不潔同埋對社區嘅干擾能夠消除。
    daai6 si6 wong4 wui5 lo2 heoi3 fo2 faa3, zoeng6 zing1 gu1 wan4 daai3 lai4 ge3 bat1 git3 tung4 maai4 deoi3 se5 keoi1 ge3 gon1 jiu2 nang4 gau3 siu1 ceoi4.
    • (The paper-crafted statue of) "the king of ghosts" will be burnt. This symbolizes the removal of the impurity brought by wandering ghosts and their disturbance to the community.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    神明吗？那是很可敬的。但是不要农民会，只要关圣帝君、观音大士，能够打倒土豪劣绅吗？
    神明嗎？那是很可敬的。但是不要農民會，只要關聖帝君、觀音大士，能夠打倒土豪劣紳嗎？
    shén míng ma ？ nà shì hěn kě jìng de ． dàn shì bù yào nóng mín huì ， zhǐ yào guān shèng dì jūn ， guān yīn dà shì ， néng gòu dǎ dǎo tǔ háo liè shēn ma ？
    • The gods? Worship them by all means. But if you had only Lord Guan and the Goddess of Mercy and no peasant association, could you have overthrown the local tyrants and evil gentry?