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Jyutping daai6 baan1
Pinyin dà bān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. tai-pan
  2. business executive
  3. foreign business manager
  4. top class of kindergarten or school grade
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. Rich or powerful person; 2. Big group (of people)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    大​公司​嘅​高​層​ ​(​量​詞​:​個​)
    taipan
    • 大班櫈/大班枱
      大班櫈/大班枱
      a big chair/table designed for taipan
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 洋行里的總經理 – 洋行里的总经理
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 臺陸用法和差異
    「​大班​」​一詞​通常​用​在​教育​上​,​指​幼稚園​裡的​最高​班級​,​通常​都​是​五到​六歲​孩童​就讀​。​另外​,​早期​稱​外國​公司​或​洋行​的​經理​為​大班​。​
    ​在​臺灣​,​「​大班​」​一詞​的​特殊​意思​是​指​舞廳​裡​負責​調派​、​管理​舞女​的​人​。
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋一落巴士,就即刻俾一大班喺条村到嚟嘅细路包围住。
    我哋一落巴士,就即刻俾一大班喺條村到嚟嘅細路包圍住。
    ngo5 dei2 jat1 lok6 baa1 si2 , zau6 zik1 hak1 bei2 jat1 daai6 baan1 hai2 tiu5 cyun1 dou3 lai4 ge3 sai3 lou6 baau1 wai4 zyu6 。
    • When we stepped off the bus we were immediately surrounded by a throng of children from the village.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    成日都唔温书,梗系次次考试都做做包尾大班啦。
    成日都唔温書,梗係次次考試都做做包尾大班啦。
    • You don't do revision. Indeed you come last in every exam.
  2. Cantonese
    大班椅
    大班椅
    daai6 baan1 ji2
    • an executive chair
  3. Cantonese
    大班櫈/大班枱
    大班櫈/大班枱
    • a big chair/table designed for taipan