大臺

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (大臺/大台)		大	臺/台
simp. (大台)		大	台
anagram		臺大／台大

Etymology

“lead group in protests”

Political movement leaders usually give speeches on the stage at the protest venue.

“TVB”

When there were only two TV companies in Hong Kong (TVB and ATV), TVB usually had a much larger audience than ATV.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàtái

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ toi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàtái
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàtái
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-tʻai²
    • Yale: dà-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtair
    • Palladius: датай (dataj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ toi⁴
    • Yale: daaih tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Noun

大臺

1. (Hong Kong, neologism) group or organisation hosting a protest; lead group in a protest

Proper noun

大臺

1. (Hong Kong, colloquial) Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB)
2. (～村) Datai (a village in Mawan, Tianmen, Hubei, China)