大佬
daai6 lou2dà lǎo
English
- big shot (leading some field or group); godfather (in an organization)
- (noun) 1. elder brother; (of organisation, company, etc.)
- the eldest or elder brother ----
- manager; 2. head of department; 3. head of chef; (of gangster) leader
- the leader of a gang ----
- used for addressing a person (usually a man), especially when one is annoyed or surprised
粵語 — Cantonese
- 兄弟姊妹之中最大嘅男性
- 黑社會嘅首領,通常引申到指一個群體嘅首領都可以
- 同人溝通,當厭煩嘅時候,會稱呼對方做大佬
Examples
大佬啊,我點知佢去咗邊唧?
Hey pal, how could I possibly know where she is?
大佬呀,呢啲咁嘅嘢搵鬼信咩。
Come on, who would believe that crap?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
大佬呀,而家又冇人揸住支槍逼你去,你唔想去咪唔好去囉。
Look, no one's pointing a gun to your head. You don't have to go if you don't want to.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk