大嗮

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (大嗮)		大	嗮
alternative forms		大晒
Literally: “all grown up; large”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): daai⁶ saai³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ai⁵ lhai¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ saai³
    • Yale: daaih saai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ saai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ sai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² saːi̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ai⁵ lhai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ai³² ɬai³³/

Verb

大嗮

1. (Cantonese, derogatory) to dominate; to rule; to lord over; to be domineering

   你以為自己係總經理就大嗮呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   你以为自己系总经理就大嗮呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ ji⁵ wai⁴ zi⁶ gei² hai⁶ zung² ging¹ lei⁵ zau⁶ daai⁶ saai³ aa⁴? [Jyutping]

   You think you can lord over us as the general manager?

   呢度我大嗮。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   nei¹ dou⁶ ngo⁵ daai⁶ saai³. [Jyutping]

   I have the biggest authority here.

   • Sorry，有錢真係大嗮。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     Sorry，有钱真系大嗮。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2010, TVB, Every Move You Make, spoken by Timothy Cheng

     so¹ li⁴, jau⁵ cin^4-2 zan¹ hai⁶ daai⁶ saai³. [Jyutping]

     Sorry, you can really do anything you want if you have money.