幾大 [几－]

Jyutping gei2 daai2
Pinyin jǐ dà

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    表示​下定​決​心​嘅​説​話​；​無論​點樣​；​豁出去
    affirms one's resolution to do something regardless of possible consequences
    • 幾大都玩咗先！
      几大都玩咗先！
      gei2 daai2 dou1 waan2 zo2 sin1!
      Just play first!
    • 幾大就幾大 啦！
      几大就几大 啦！
      gei2 daai2 zau6 gei2 daai2 laa1!
      Just go ahead and do it!
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 無論如何 – 无论如何
  2. 怎麼說也 – 怎么说也
  3. 怎麼樣就 – 怎么样就

幾大 [几－]

Jyutping gei2 daai6
Pinyin jǐ dà

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. "how big?"; "how old?"; can be used to describe something which is quite big/huge in size; a saying to express a firm attitude in something that one is determined on, somewhat similar to saying "in any event one must…." or "anyhow one must…"
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    表示​下定​決​心​嘅​説​話​；​無論​點樣​；​豁出去
    affirms one's resolution to do something regardless of possible consequences
    • 幾大都玩咗先！
      几大都玩咗先！
      gei2 daai2 dou1 waan2 zo2 sin1!
      Just play first!
    • 幾大就幾大 啦！
      几大就几大 啦！
      gei2 daai2 zau6 gei2 daai2 laa1!
      Just go ahead and do it!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, Cantonese, Liuzhou, Mandarin, Pinghua
    no matter what
    • 咁难得嚟到加拿大，几大都要睇下瀑布嘅。
      咁难得嚟到加拿大，几大都要睇下瀑布嘅。
      gam3 naan4 dak1 lai4 dou3 gaa1 naa4 daai6, gei2 daai2 dou1 jiu3 tai2 haa5 buk6 bou3 ge3.
      It's not everyday that we get to come to Canada. We've got to see the Falls no matter what.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 多大
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    甲：「噉做成效有几大呢？」乙：「同问。」
    甲：「噉做成效有幾大呢？」乙：「同問。」
    gam2 zou6 sing4 haau6 jau5 gei2 daai6 ne1? tung4 man6.
    • A: "How effective will doing that be?" B: "I have the same question."
  2. Cantonese
    你估下个女到几大就唔再拖住你只手行街吖嗱？
    你估下個女到幾大就唔再拖住你隻手行街吖嗱？
    nei5 gu2 haa5 go3 neoi2 dou3 gei2 daai6 zau6 m4 zoi3 to1 zyu6 nei5 zek3 sau2 haang4 gaai1 aa1 laa4?
    • How old do you think your daughter will be when she stops holding your hand to cross the street?
  3. Cantonese
    你个女几大呀？
    你個女幾大呀？
    nei5 go3 neoi2 gei2 daai6 aa3?
    • How old is your daughter?
  4. Cantonese
    因下张台有几大
    因下張枱有幾大
    jan1 haa5 zoeng1 toi2 jau5 gei2 daai6
    • to estimate the dimensions of the table
  5. Cantonese
    几大就几大啦，我点都要做㗎喇。
    幾大就幾大啦，我點都要做㗎喇。
    gei2 daai2 zau6 gei2 daai2 laa1, ngo5 dim2 dou1 jiu3 zou6 gaa3 laa3.
    • I will do it regardless of the consequences.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    不过遇上困䢂，我就几大都会：企定定响度，得正正响度，坐定定响度，乜都唔使做。 [Cantonese, trad.]不过遇上困䢂，我就几大都会：企定定响度，得正正响度，坐定定响度，乜都唔使做。
    不過遇上困𨋢，我就幾大都會：企定定響度，得正正響度，坐定定響度，乜都唔使做。 [Cantonese, trad.]不过遇上困䢂，我就几大都会：企定定响度，得正正响度，坐定定响度，乜都唔使做。
    bat1 gwo3 jyu6 soeng5 wan3 lip1, ngo5 zau6 gei2 daai2 dou1 wui5: kei5 ding6 ding6 hoeng2 dou6, dak1 zeng3 zeng3 hoeng2 dou6, co5 ding6 ding6 hoeng2 dou6, mat1 dou1 m4 sai2 zou6.
    • I must: stand still, crouch down, sit still, and do nothing else. (in dialectal Cantonese)