大佬
Chinese
Etymology 1
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
man; guy | ||
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trad. (大佬) | 大 | 佬 | |
simp. #(大佬) | 大 | 佬 | |
alternative forms | dalao neologism |
Pronunciation
Noun
大佬
- (Cantonese) elder brother; big brother
- (Cantonese) old buddy
- triad boss; boss; magnate
- (Cantonese, video games) boss
- 打大佬 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― daa2 daai6 lou2 [Jyutping] ― to battle a boss
- (Mandarin, neologism, slang) someone experienced or influential. From Cantonese 大佬 (daai6 lou2).
- 利用網絡資料自主學習、通過偽聲群進行同好交流、請「大佬」帶。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2019, 江舒晨 (Jiang Shuchen), 《彩虹般的声音:中国伪声亚文化初探》 [Voice Like A Rainbow: A Study of Chinese Fake Voice Subculture] (thesis), Xiamen: Xiamen University, page 29
- Lìyòng wǎngluò zīliào zìzhǔ xuéxí, tōngguò wěishēngqún jìnxíng tónghào jiāoliú, qǐng “dàlǎo” dài. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
利用网络资料自主学习、通过伪声群进行同好交流、请「大佬」带。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- (leader):
- 波士
- 老大 (lǎodà)
- 老頂/老顶
- 阿head
- 阿大 (ādà)
- 阿頭/阿头
- 領導/领导 (lǐngdǎo)
- 領導人/领导人 (lǐngdǎorén)
- 領導者/领导者 (lǐngdǎozhě)
- 領袖/领袖 (lǐngxiù)
- 領頭/领头 (lǐngtóu) (literary)
- 頭/头
- 頭仔/头仔 (Hakka)
- 頭兒/头儿 (tóur) (colloquial)
- 頭子/头子 (tóuzi) (colloquial, pejorative)
- 頭目/头目 (tóumù)
- 頭頭/头头 (tóutou) (colloquial)
- 首腦/首脑 (shǒunǎo)
- 首要 (shǒuyào)
- 首領/首领 (shǒulǐng)
- 龍頭/龙头 (lóngtóu)
- (elder brother):
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Derived terms
- 堂大佬
- 江湖大佬
- 龍頭大佬/龙头大佬
Interjection
大佬
Etymology 2
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
to cheat; to swindle | ||
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trad. (大佬) | 大 | 佬 | |
simp. #(大佬) | 大 | 佬 |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
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