阿大

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (阿大)		阿	大
alternative forms		亞大／亚大

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ādà

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄉㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ daai^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ādà
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: adà
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-ta⁴
    • Yale: ā-dà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: adah
    • Palladius: ада (ada)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ daai^6-2
    • Yale: a dáai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ daai^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ dai^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ taːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

阿大

1. (Cantonese or Malaysia, Thailand) eldest sibling
2. (Cantonese) gang boss

Synonyms

• 老大 (lǎodà)

Pronunciation 2

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ daai⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ daai⁶
    • Yale: a daaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ daai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ dai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ taːi̯²²/

Noun

阿大

1. (Cantonese, dated) father's legal wife