粵

泰taai3斗dau2

taai3 dau2tài dǒu

English

  1. abbr. for 泰山北斗[Tai4 shan1 Bei3 dou3]
  2. short form of mount Taishan and the Big Dipper, a leading authority who is very important, being worship and adored by all other people

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 泰山北斗嘅簡稱,比喻為眾人所崇仰嘅重要人物

Examples

  • 喜劇泰斗

    a leading authority of comedy

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

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