粵

大daai6不bat1了liu5

daai6 bat1 liu5dà bu liǎo

English

  1. at worst; if worst comes to worst
  2. usually used to suggest the most unpleasant way that one could do if the worst comes to the worst
  3. alarming; serious; usually used in negation or rhetoric questions
  4. (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容最壞嘅情況都可以接受
  2. 即係嚴重;通常用喺否定或者反問嘅形式

Examples

  • 大不了我哋咪行返屋企。

    If the worst comes to the worst, we can walk back home.

  • 大不了咪辭咗份工佢囉。

    You can always quit the job.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 瘀咗小小啫,冇咩大不了。

    It's nothing serious, just a bruise.

  • 这没什么大不了的。

    It's no big deal.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 那没什么大不了的。

    That's no big deal.

    Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY

  • 如果你想去,就去好了。如果你不想去,那也没什么大不了的。

    If you want to go, then go. If you don't want to, then it's no big deal.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

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

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