粵

大daai6事si6

daai6 si6dà shì

English

  1. major event
  2. impactful event; important matter; major issue
  3. major political event (war or change of regime)
  4. major social event (wedding or funeral)
  5. (do sth) in a big way

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 影響好大嘅事;重要嘅事(量詞:件)

Examples

  • 國際大事回顧

    review of major international events

  • 我們能做點大事。

    We could do something big.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 汤姆做了许多大事。

    Tom did a lot of great things.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 这被认为是一件大事。

    This is considered to be a matter of great importance.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 小事聰明,大事糊塗。

    Penny wise, pound foolish.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 大事化小,小事化无。

    Turn big problems into small ones, and make small problems into nothing.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 除死无大事,讨饭到了家。

    When only death remains, the last resort is to beg for food.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

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

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