粵

大daai6班baan1

daai6 baan1dà bān

English

  1. tai-pan
  2. (noun) 1. Rich or powerful person; 2. Big group (of people)
  3. business executive
  4. foreign business manager
  5. top class of kindergarten or school grade
  6. taipan

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 大公司嘅高層(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 我哋一落巴士,就即刻俾一大班喺條村到嚟嘅細路包圍住。

    When we stepped off the bus we were immediately surrounded by a throng of children from the village.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 大班櫈/大班枱

    a big chair/table designed for taipan

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

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