大老 [－－]

Jyutping daai6 lou5
Pinyin dà lǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. eldest brother; boss, big boss
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    the venerable elderly
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    谢谢你大老远在这样的雨天来。
    謝謝你大老遠在這樣的雨天來。
    xiè xie nǐ dà lǎo yuǎn zài zhè yàng de yǔ tiān lái 。
    • Thank you for coming all the way in this rain.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大老倌
    大老倌
    daai6 lou5 gun1
    • a Cantonese opera star, diva or divo
  2. Cantonese
    青天大老爷
    青天大老爺
    cing1 tin1 daai6 lou5 je4
    • just and incorruptible official
  3. Cantonese
    大老粗
    大老粗
    daai6 lou5 cou1
    • simple/unread person
  4. Cantonese
    马师曾够系鹅公喉咯，咪又做到大老倌！
    馬師曾夠係鵝公喉咯，咪又做到大老倌！
    maa5 si1 zang1 gau3 hai6 ngo4 gung1 hau4 lok3, mai6 jau6 zou6 dou2 daai6 lou5 gun1!
    • Ma Sze Tsang had a hoarse voice, but still ended up as a famous actor (of Cantonese Opera).
  5. Cantonese
    条八婆梗系收到风今日要俾个咸湿大老细照肺，先至打扮到咁姣嚟返工啦。
    條八婆梗係收到風今日要俾個鹹濕大老細照肺，先至打扮到咁姣嚟返工啦。
    tiu4 baat3 po4 gang2 hai6 sau1 dou2 fung1 gam1 jat6 jiu3 bei2 go3 haam4 sap1 daai6 lou5 sai3 ziu3 fai3, sin1 zi3 daa2 baan6 dou3 gam3 haau4 lai4 faan1 gung1 laa1.
    • That bitch must have caught wind that the lecherous big boss was going to give her a hard time today. That's why she dressed all sexy.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    面对大老板天外飞来一笔的决策，常令人无所适从，基层员工该如何应变？
    面對大老闆天外飛來一筆的決策，常令人無所適從，基層員工該如何應變？
    miàn duì dà lǎo bǎn tiān wài fēi lái yī bǐ de jué cè ， cháng lìng rén wú suǒ shì cóng ， jī céng yuán gōng gāi rú hé yìng biàn ？
    • People who are faced with a policy from the big boss that comes out of left field are often at a loss as to what to do. How is a low level employee to respond?