稱大 [称－]

Jyutping cing1 daai6
Pinyin chēng dà

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    to put on airs; to give oneself airs
    (syn.) 张身势, 張勢, 摆格, 擺譜, 张势, 激氣, 激气头, 轉格, 張身勢, 激屎派, 擺架子, 摆架子, 激派, 转格, 擺格, 激氣頭, 激气, 擺架仔, 拿大, 摆谱, 摆架仔, 激派头, 激派頭, 激屎, 耍大
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    山中无老虎, 猴子称大王。
    山中無老虎, 猴子稱大王。
    shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zi chēng dà wáng 。
    • When the landlord's away, the tenants will play.
  2. Mandarin
    我听说经理的妻子出去度假了。这时就是山中无老虎，猴子称大王了。现在经理他夜夜笙箫。
    我聽説經理的妻子出去度假了。這時就是山中無老虎，猴子稱大王了。現在經理他夜夜笙簫。
    wǒ tīng shuō jīng lǐ de qī zǐ chū qù dù jià le 。 zhè shí jiù shì shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ ， hóu zi chēng dà wáng le 。 xiàn zài jīng lǐ tā yè yè shēng xiāo 。
    • I heard the manager's wife is on vacation. And, well, when the cat's away, the mice play. Now he's out partying every night.
  3. Mandarin
    山上无老虎，猴子称大王。
    山上無老虎，猴子稱大王。
    shān shàng wú lǎo hǔ ， hóu zi chēng dà wáng 。
    • When the cat is away, the mice will play.
    • When the cat's away, the mice will play.
    • If the cat is outside, the mice dance on the table.
    • When the cat's away the mice will play.
    • When there is no tigers in mountains, the monkey becomes the king.