大:daai6
(pos:形容詞)(ant:小)(ant:細)
<explanation>
yue:喺面積、體積、容量、規模方面超越一般水平
eng:big; large
<eg>
yue:大公司 (daai6 gung1 si1)
eng:large company
<eg>
yue:你個客廳好大。 (nei5 go3 haak3 teng1 hou2 daai6.)
eng:Your sitting room is huge.
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<explanation>
yue:形容有一定嘅年紀;比較年紀嘅時候,生存嘅年數比對方多
eng:old in age; older; senior
<eg>
yue:佢大我十年。 (keoi5 daai6 ngo5 sap6 nin4.)
eng:He's ten years older than me.
<eg>
yue:佢婆婆年紀好大,今年九十六歲。 (keoi5 po4 po2 nin4 gei2 hou2 daai6, gam1 nin4 gau2 sap6 luk6 seoi3.)
eng:His grandmother is very old. She's ninety-six years old this year.
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<explanation>
yue:比一般水平或程度強烈
eng:greater in intensity, eg more heavy, high, loud, strong etc.
<eg>
yue:你可唔可以開大啲部冷氣啊? (nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 hoi1 daai6 di1 bou6 laang5 hei3 aa3?)
eng:Could you turn the air-conditioner up a bit?
<eg>
yue:佢把聲太大喇。 (keoi5 baa2 seng1 taai3 daai2 laa3.)
eng:His voice is too loud.
<eg>
yue:出面咁大雨,你想去邊? (ceot1 min6 gam3 daai6 jyu5, nei5 soeng2 heoi3 bin1?)
eng:The rain is heavy. Where are you going?
大:daai6
(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:#成長;#長大
eng:to grow up
<eg>
yue:我以前同佢係鄰居,睇住佢大㗎! (ngo5 ji5 cin4 tung4 keoi5 hai6 leon4 geoi1, tai2 zyu6 keoi5 daai6 gaa3!)
eng:We were neighbours back then, I was there when he was growing up!
<eg>
yue:以前幾乎每家每户都買「生命麪包」,我都係食佢大㗎。 (ji5 cin4 gei1 fu4 mui5 gaa1 mui5 wu6 dou1 maai5 "sang1 ming6 min6 baau1", ngo5 dou1 hai6 sik6 keoi5 daai6 gaa3.)
eng:Back in the old days, "Life Bread" was a staple in almost every household. I grew up eating it too.
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<explanation>
yue:玩 #話事啤 時加注碼
eng:to raise the stakes in a poker game
<eg>
yue:跟,再大你一百萬。 (gan1, zoi3 daai6 nei5 jat1 baak3 maan6.)
eng:I call, and raise 1 million.
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<explanation>
yue:顯示自己嘅力量嚟威嚇,通常指虛張聲勢;類似#凶、#拋浪頭
eng:to intimidate; to bluff; to bluff someone off
<eg>
yue:你大我呀? (nei5 daai6 ngo5 aa4?)
eng:You trying to bluff me off?
大:daai6
(pos:副詞)
<explanation>
yue:程度好強,數目好多
eng:intensely; greatly; fully; on a large scale
<eg>
yue:大笑 (daai6 siu3)
eng:to laugh heartily
<eg>
yue:大叫 (daai6 giu3)
eng:to cry out; to shout loudly
<eg>
yue:大塞車 (daai6 sak1 ce1)
eng:heavy traffic jam
<eg>
yue:收入大減 (sau1 jap6 daai6 gaam2)
eng:to have a substantial reduction in one's income
大:daai6
(pos:名詞)
<explanation>
yue:即係#大便,係比較委婉嘅講法
eng:used euphemistically to refer to going to toilet to defecate; number two
<eg>
yue:去大/開大/#屙大 (heoi3 daai6 / hoi1 daai6 / o1 daai6)
eng:to do a number two
<eg>
yue:我喺廁所去緊大。 (ngo5 hai2 ci3 so2 heoi3 gan2 daai6.)
eng:I'm taking a crap in the toilet.
<eg>
yue:開大定開細? (hoi1 daai6 ding6 hoi1 sai3?)
eng:Are you taking a number one or number two?
大:daai6
(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:#大學
eng:university
<eg>
yue:八大 (baat3 daai6)
eng:the eight UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong
<eg>
yue:#港大 (gong2 daai6)
eng:HKU, the short form of the University of Hong Kong
<eg>
yue:#大同 (daai6 tung4)
eng:university mate