粵

北bak1斗dau2

bak1 dau2Běi dǒu

English

  1. Big Dipper
  2. the Big Dipper (Seven bright stars in Ursa Major) ----
  3. a leading authority; someone who is very important, being worship and adored by all other people

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 星座名;指位於北方、聚成斗形嘅七粒星,亦稱為「北斗七星」
  2. 比喻為眾人所崇仰嘅重要人物;睇埋泰斗

Examples

  • 我很喜欢北斗之拳!

    I love Fist of the North Star!

    Tatoeba · sirpoot CC BY

  • 泰山北斗

    a leading authority as important as mount Taishan and the Big Dipper

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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