大咖

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	character
simp. and trad. (大咖)		大	咖
alternative forms		大ㄎㄚ

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàkā

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ kaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàkā
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàka
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-kʻa¹
    • Yale: dà-kā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahka
    • Palladius: дака (daka)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ kʰä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ kaa¹
    • Yale: daaih kā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ kaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ ka¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² kʰaː⁵⁵/

Noun

大咖

1. (chiefly Taiwan, slang) someone of high position or great influence; magnate; big shot; big wheel
   • 2023, 19:03 from the start, in 笑满岭南七十载：专访第三届广东文艺终身成就奖获得者黄俊英‎^[1]:

     呢個節目抽中咗同埋一班曲藝嘅大咖 [Cantonese, trad.]
     呢个节目抽中咗同埋一班曲艺嘅大咖 [Cantonese, simp.]

     ni¹ go³ zit³ muk⁶ cau¹ zung³ zo² tung⁴ maai⁴ jat¹ baan¹ kuk¹ ngai⁶ ge³ daai⁶ kaa¹ [Jyutping]

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Antonyms

• 小咖 (xiǎokā)

Derived terms

• 咖位 (kāwèi)