大天二 [－－－]

Jyutping daai6 tin1 ji2
Pinyin dà tiān èr

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    指獨霸​一方​嘅​土匪​惡霸​，​或​指無惡​不​作​嘅​流氓​。​來源​有​兩個​：
    1.來自「大丁二」，民國末年流寇處處，唔少響廣東一帶佔山為王，「丁二」合起嚟即係「王」，民眾初用作暗號咁稱呼，叫叫下誤傳就變咗「大天二」。
    2.來自天九牌，天九玩法中最大嘅三張牌係天(12點)、地(2點)、人(8點)，天、二兩種大牌專門用嚟克制人牌，意即「專門打人」，暗喻惡霸流氓經常出手打人嘅意思。
    An analogy of bandit, despot, bully, thug. There's 2 sources of this term:
    1. orginated from "Ding Yi", which in Chinese character 丁(boy) add up to 二(two) looks like character 王(King), used as a metaphor of the bandits in the late years of Republic Era of China, that occupied a mountain and called himself a king. The term was then wrongly said as "Tin Yi".
    2. orignated from Tin Gau (Chinese Domino), where the 3 biggest tiles are Sky("Tin",12 points), Earth(2 points or "Yi"), Man (8 points). The 2 biggest tiles Sky("Tin") and Earth("Yi") are capable to hit the Man, so the term "Big Tin Yi" is used as a metaphor or thugs that often hit people as a threat.
    Big Tin Yi(Big Sky Two)
    • 以前香港最出名嘅大天二叫袁蝦九，響大嶼山銀鑛洞起咗一座城堡，60年代門口仲有持槍守衞把守，認真唔嘢少。
      以前香港最出名嘅大天二叫袁虾九，响大屿山银鑛洞起咗一座城堡，60年代门口仲有持枪守卫把守，认真唔嘢少。
      The most well-known bandit previously in Hong Kong called Yuen Ha Gau, he had a castle in Silvermine Cave of Lantau Island, which was still guarded by rifleman in 1960's, really kick ass.
  2. 近義詞
    山寨王
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    以前香港最出名嘅大天二叫袁虾九，响大屿山银鑛洞起咗一座城堡，60年代门口仲有持枪守卫把守，认真唔嘢少。
    以前香港最出名嘅大天二叫袁蝦九，響大嶼山銀鑛洞起咗一座城堡，60年代門口仲有持槍守衞把守，認真唔嘢少。
    • The most well-known bandit previously in Hong Kong called Yuen Ha Gau, he had a castle in Silvermine Cave of Lantau Island, which was still guarded by rifleman in 1960's, really kick ass.