粵

大daai6佬lou2

daai6 lou2dà lǎo

English

  1. big shot (leading some field or group); godfather (in an organization)
  2. (noun) 1. elder brother; (of organisation, company, etc.)
  3. the eldest or elder brother ----
  4. manager; 2. head of department; 3. head of chef; (of gangster) leader
  5. the leader of a gang ----
  6. used for addressing a person (usually a man), especially when one is annoyed or surprised

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 兄弟姊妹之中最大嘅男性
  2. 黑社會嘅首領,通常引申到指一個群體嘅首領都可以
  3. 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

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