大話 [－话]

Jyutping daai6 waa6
Pinyin dà huà

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) a lie (this means 'big talk' in Mandarin)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    唔​係​事​實​嘅​説​話​、​描述​，​通常​指​明知​唔​係​事實​都​照講​；​誇張失​實​嘅​説​話​、​描述​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    lie; exaggerated claims
    • 講大話
      讲大话
      gong2 daai6 waa6
      to lie
    • 大話精
      大话精
      daai6 waa6 zing1
      a despicable liar
    • 大話連篇
      大话连篇
      daai6 waa6 lin4 pin1
      one lie after another
    • 大話骰
      大话骰
      daai6 waa6 sik1
      liar's dice
    • 唔好信佢啊，佢喺度講大話。
      唔好信佢啊，佢喺度讲大话。
      m4 hou2 seon3 keoi5 aa3, keoi5 hai2 dou6 gong2 daai6 waa6.
      Don't believe her, she is lying.
    • 一個大話冚一個大話
      一个大话冚一个大话
      jat1 go3 daai6 waa6 kam2 jat1 go3 daai6 waa6
      Using one lie to cover another lie
  2. 近義詞
    假話、謊言
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese
    lie; false statements
    • 講大話
      讲大话
      gong2 daai6 waa6
      to lie
  2. noun
    big talk; overstatement
    (syn.) 大空話, 大言, 大空话
  3. verb
    to talk unrestrainedly (about something)
    (syn.) 大空
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 謊言 – 谎言
  2. 謊話 – 谎话
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我由而家开始唔会再讲大话㗎喇。
    我由而家開始唔會再講大話㗎喇。
    ngo5 jau4 ji4 gaa1 hoi1 ci2 m4 wui2 zoi3 gong2 daai6 waa6 gaa3 laa3 。
    • I will never tell a lie from now on.
  2. Cantonese
    佢哋摆到明讲咗大话。
    佢哋擺到明講咗大話。
    keoi5 dei2 baai2 dou3 ming4 gong2 zo2 daai6 waa6 。
    • It was obvious that they had told a lie.
  3. Cantonese
    你唔应该讲大话。
    你唔應該講大話。
    nei5 m4 jing1 goi1 gong2 daai6 waa6 。
    • You should not lie.
    • You shouldn't lie.
  4. Cantonese
    咪讲大话。老实啲。
    咪講大話。老實啲。
    mai6 gong2 daai6 waa6 。 lou5 sat6 di1 。
    • Don't tell a lie. Be honest.
  5. Cantonese
    我地怀疑佢喺度讲紧大话。
    我地懷疑佢喺度講緊大話。
    ngo5 dei6 waai4 ji4 keoi5 hai2 dou6 gong2 gan2 daai6 waa6 。
    • We suspect him of telling a lie.
    • We suspect her of telling a lie.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大话冚大话
    大話冚大話
    daai6 waa6 kam2 daai6 waa6
    • to cover a lie with another
  2. Cantonese
    俾老婆发现你讲大话的话，有排解释呀你。
    俾老婆發現你講大話的話，有排解釋呀你。
    bei2 lou5 po4 faat3 jin6 nei5 gong2 daai6 waa6 dik1 waa6, jau5 paai4 gaai2 sik1 aa3 nei5.
    • If you are found telling a lie by your wife, it will take you a long time to explain.
  3. Cantonese
    佢专讲大话。
    佢專講大話。
    keoi5 zyun1 gong2 daai6 waa6
    • He keeps on lying all the time.
  4. Cantonese
    等我试吓佢有冇讲大话先。
    等我試吓佢有冇講大話先。
    dang2 ngo5 si3 haa5 keoi5 jau5 mou5 gong2 daai6 waa6 sin1.
    • Let me suss out whether he lied or not.
  5. Cantonese
    同班老友记大大话话都识咗十年喇。
    同班老友記大大話話都識咗十年喇。
    tung4 baan1 lou5 jau5 gei3 daai6 daai6 waa6 waa6 dou1 sik1 zo2 sap6 nin4 laa3.
    • I have known these old chaps for about ten years.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    讲大话
    講大話
    gong2 daai6 waa6
    • to tell a lie
  2. Cantonese
    唐英年先生，好多人话，你嘅僭建问题，唔系单纯嘅僭建问题，而系公开咁向市民讲大话，隐瞒你嘅僭建问题。 [Cantonese, trad.]唐英年先生，好多人话，你嘅僭建问题，唔系单纯嘅僭建问题，而系公开咁向市民讲大话，隐瞒你嘅僭建问题。
    唐英年先生，好多人話，你嘅僭建問題，唔係單純嘅僭建問題，而係公開咁向市民講大話，隱瞞你嘅僭建問題。 [Cantonese, trad.]唐英年先生，好多人话，你嘅僭建问题，唔系单纯嘅僭建问题，而系公开咁向市民讲大话，隐瞒你嘅僭建问题。
    tong4 jing1 nin4 sin1 saang1, hou2 do1 jan4 waa6, nei5 ge3 cim3 gin3 man6 tai4, m4 hai6 daan1 seon4 ge3 cim3 gin3 man6 tai4, ji4 hai6 gung1 hoi1 gam2 hoeng3 si5 man4 gong2 daai6 waa6, jan2 mun4 nei5 ge3 cim3 gin3 man6 tai4.
    • Mr Henry Tang, many people has said that your unauthorized building works problem is not solely an unauthorized building works problem, but is publicly telling lies to the public, hiding your unauthorized building works problem.