大 (daai6) — a Chinese family name in Cantonese

daaiˍ₆大

Mandarin Pinyin: da4

Meaning of 大

nouna Chinese family name

nounvery; highly; extremely; really

nounmuch

noungreat

nounthe eldest; senior

nounbig; vast; large

nounbefore; after (referring to dates only)

nounmake large; make great

nounfull-grown; [n] adult

nounyour (politely)

Example Sentences with 大

呢間大學好有名㗎！?

This university is very famous!

漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。

Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.

落完雪之後，我哋大家出去砌雪人。

After the snow stopped falling, we all went out to build a snowman.

雖然我沒上大學，但是我認為我也有資格的。

Although I have not attended college, I believe that I am also qualified.

千祈唔好講大話。

Don't ever tell lies.

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Words Containing 大

大豆芽菜daai6 dau2 ngaa4 coi3

yellow bean sprouts

大道東daai6 dou6 dung1

Abbreviation for Queen's Road East (皇后大道東) runs between Happy Valley (快活谷) and Wan Chai (灣仔). It forks to the south from Queensway (金鐘道) near Justice Drive (正義道), where Queensway turns into Hennessy Road. It runs along the old northern shoreline of Hong Kong Island.

大檸樂daai6 ning4 lok6

large lemon coke

人民大會堂jan4 man4 daai6 wui6 tong4

Great Hall of the People, at Tiananmen Square

大事不妙daai6 si6 bat1 miu6

sth. is seriously wrong; be in big trouble

大海daai6 hoi2

ocean

大陪審團daai6 pui4 sam2 tyun4

a grand jury

大轉彎daai6 zyun3 waan1

volte-face (a turnabout, esp. of opinion or policy)

大口daai6 hau2

big mouth, large mouth

大哥daai6 go1

gang leader | also 大佬

香港大球場hoeng1 gong2 daai6 kau4 coeng4

Hong Kong Stadium

大白菜daai6 baak6 coi3

napa cabbage; chinese cabbage (Cantonese: 黃芽白)

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