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English

1. king
2. robber baron (in opera, old stories)
3. "great king"; a form of address to a king ----
4. magnate
5. "lord"; a form of address to a male deity
6. person having expert skill in something
7. powerful or majorly influential person

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 古代對君主或者諸侯王嘅尊稱
2. 對男性神明嘅尊稱
3. 代指有影響力嘅人

Examples

• 洪聖大王

  Lord Hung Shing

• 楊侯大王

  (Lord) Yeung Hau / Hau Wong

• 社稷大王

  the Earth God

• 大王伯公

  the Earth God ----

• 鐘錶大王

  "king of clocks and watches"; tycoon in the industry of clocks and watches

• 山上无老虎，猴子称大王。

  When there is no tigers in mountains, the monkey becomes the king.

  Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY

• 山中無老虎, 猴子稱大王。

  When the landlord's away, the tenants will play.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 我听说经理的妻子出去度假了。这时就是山中无老虎，猴子称大王了。现在经理他夜夜笙箫。

  I heard the manager's wife is on vacation. And, well, when the cat's away, the mice play. Now he's out partying every night.

  Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY