大鑊

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	boiler or cauldron
trad. (大鑊)		大	鑊
simp. (大镬)		大	镬

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ wok⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ wok⁶
    • Yale: daaih wohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ wok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ wog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² wɔːk̚²/

Adjective

大鑊

1. (Cantonese, figurative) having a big and serious problem

   呢件事畀老細知道咗，你就大鑊喇！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢件事畀老细知道咗，你就大镬喇！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei¹ gin⁶ si⁶ bei² lou⁵ sai³ zi¹ dou³ zo², nei⁵ zau⁶ daai⁶ wok⁶ laa³! [Jyutping]

   If the boss knows this, you'll be in trouble!

   大鑊！我銀包畀人偷咗！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   大镬！我银包畀人偷咗！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   daai⁶ wok⁶! ngo⁵ ngan⁴ baau¹ bei² jan⁴ tau¹ zo²! [Jyutping]

   Damn! My wallet is stolen!

Synonyms

• 大煲
• 大劑／大剂

Derived terms

• 吵大鑊／吵大镬
• 爆大鑊／爆大镬