大牌 [－－]

Jyutping daai6 paai4
Pinyin dà pái

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Singapore
    building number
  2. noun, figuratively
    heavyweight; celebrity; big name
  3. adj, figuratively
    famous; famed
    (syn.) 有名, 有名聲, 有名声, 出名, 著名, 知名
  4. noun, Hong-Kong
    any one of the licenses for higher levels, specifically:

大牌 [－－]

Jyutping daai6 paai2
Pinyin dà pái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. strong card
  2. honor card (card games)
  3. very popular or successful person
  4. self-important
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. one who's cocky and ignorant
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    自我中心​，​覺得​自己​比​其他人​優越
    arrogant; haughty; self-important; putting on airs
    • 佢真係大牌啊，要我哋等兩個鐘頭。
      佢真系大牌啊，要我哋等两个钟头。
      She's such a haughty woman. She made us wait her for two hours.
  2. 形容詞
    打​麻雀​、​啤牌​等等​嘅​牌​類​活​動​果​陣​，​一副​畀​自己​好大優​勢​嘅​牌​組
    a good hand in poker games or mahjong game
    • 打麻雀梗係要砌大牌啦。
      打麻雀梗系要砌大牌啦。
      It is a must to form a good hand in mahjong game.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 氣派大 – 气派大
  2. 架子大
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    啲叻嘅人通常都好大牌。
    啲叻嘅人通常都好大牌。
    di1 lik1 ge3 jan4 tung1 soeng4 dou1 hou3 daai6 paai4 。
    • Intelligent people are often arrogant.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大牌档
    大牌檔
    daai6 paai4 dong3
    • street side restaurants
  2. Cantonese
    你揸住成手大牌都唔出，爱嚟煲醋呀？
    你揸住成手大牌都唔出，愛嚟煲醋呀？
    • You held up all high cards but not playing them, what is the point to do so?
  3. Cantonese
    佢真系大牌啊，要我哋等两个钟头。
    佢真係大牌啊，要我哋等兩個鐘頭。
    • She's such a haughty woman. She made us wait her for two hours.
  4. Cantonese
    打麻雀梗系要砌大牌啦。
    打麻雀梗係要砌大牌啦。
    • It is a must to form a good hand in mahjong game.