粵

大daai6廈haa6

simp大厦
daai6 haa6dà shà

English

  1. (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
  2. (noun) building
  3. building; mansion

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 又高又多層嘅建築物(量詞:座/棟/躉)

Examples

  • 起大廈

    to build a mansion

  • 高樓大廈

    tall building

  • 商業大廈

    commercial building

  • 聽講呢棟大廈好猛鬼。

    I heard that this building is really haunted.

  • 架車泊咗喺座大廈前面。

    The car is parked in front of the building.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 嗰座大厦天台啲景好靚㗎,想唔想去睇吓呀?

    There's a great view from the rooftop of that building. Want to go see?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 紐約充滿著高樓大廈。

    New York bristles with towering buildings.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 摩天大厦里的电梯是至关重要的。

    The elevators in a skyscraper are vital systems.

    Tatoeba · Yashanti CC BY

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

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