喺面積、體積、容量、規模方面超越一般水平 (big; large)
形容詞大公司
daai6 gung1 si1
large company
形容有一定嘅年紀；比較年紀嘅時候，生存嘅年數比對方多 (old in age; older; senior)
佢大我十年。
keoi5 daai6 ngo5 sap6 nin4.
He's ten years older than me.
比一般水平或程度強烈 (greater in intensity, eg more heavy, high, loud, strong etc.)
你可唔可以開大啲部冷氣啊？
nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 hoi1 daai6 di1 bou6 laang5 hei3 aa3?
Could you turn the air-conditioner up a bit?
程度好強，數目好多 (intensely; greatly; fully; on a large scale)
副詞大笑
daai6 siu3
to laugh heartily
玩 #話事啤 時加注碼 (to raise the stakes in a poker game)
跟，再大你一百萬。
gan1, zoi3 daai6 nei5 jat1 baak3 maan6.
I call, and raise 1 million.
#大學 (university)
語素八大
baat3 daai6
the eight UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong
喺面積、體積、容量、規模方面超越一般水平 (big; large)
形容詞大公司
daai6 gung1 si1
large company
形容有一定嘅年紀；比較年紀嘅時候，生存嘅年數比對方多 (old in age; older; senior)
佢大我十年。
keoi5 daai6 ngo5 sap6 nin4.
He's ten years older than me.
比一般水平或程度強烈 (greater in intensity, eg more heavy, high, loud, strong etc.)
你可唔可以開大啲部冷氣啊？
nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 hoi1 daai6 di1 bou6 laang5 hei3 aa3?
Could you turn the air-conditioner up a bit?
程度好強，數目好多 (intensely; greatly; fully; on a large scale)
副詞大笑
daai6 siu3
to laugh heartily
玩 #話事啤 時加注碼 (to raise the stakes in a poker game)
跟，再大你一百萬。
gan1, zoi3 daai6 nei5 jat1 baak3 maan6.
I call, and raise 1 million.
#大學 (university)
語素八大
baat3 daai6
the eight UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong
of great size; big; large; huge
這個太大了！
This is too big!
呢條褲好大條。
This pair of pants is very big.
big; great
中美關係已有很大改善。
Relations between China and America have improved greatly.
大不列顛
Great Britain
great of its kind
昨天下大雨。
There was heavy rain yesterday.
好大𠹻味
a very strong smell
in an extreme manner; greatly
大哭
to cry violently
大吃一驚
to be greatly shocked
大不相同
to be greatly different
你遇到這種情況，大可以走人哪。
If you come across this kind of situation, you absolutely can leave.
你可不知道，他昨兒過來大折騰了一場。好家伙，差點兒沒把這兒拆嘍！
You don't even know, yesterday he came over and wildly stirred up trouble. Oh my God, he almost tore this place apart!
main; major
他們將車一直開到大門口。
They drove right up to the main gate.
他是一家石油公司的大股東。
He is a major stockholder in an oil company.
well-known; successful (only applied to some occupations)
大書法家
a well-known calligrapher
mature; grown up
See also: 老
你多大了？
How old are you?
她比他大。
She is older than him.
你隻狗係咁大㗎喇。
Your dog isn't going to grow any older.
greater (together with the surrounding area pertaining to it)
大北京地區
Greater Beijing Area
to grow up
喺廣州大
to grow up in Guangzhou
to be older than
我大佢兩年。
I am older than them by two years.
father
father's elder or younger brother
to intimidate; to threaten
你大我呀？
Are you trying to intimidate me?
你咪大我。
Don't you threaten me.
only so big
咁高咁大
number two
我好急呀，要去大。
I'm very desperate and need to go number two.
short for 大學／大学 (dàxué, “university”) Used only in the abbreviation of the name.
北大
Peking University
45th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "greatness" (𝌲)
a surname
used in 大夫 (dàifu, “doctor”)
used in 大王 (dàiwáng, “(in operas, old novels, etc.) king; ringleader”)
used in 大黃／大黄 (dàihuáng, “rhubarb”)
used in 大城 (Dàichéng, “Daicheng, Hebei”)
alternative form of 待 (“to be about to; to intend to”)
alternative form of 代 (dài, “dynasty”)
small
咁大
so puny
表將來時間的形容詞，通常置於“後”之前，表更後的時間：～後日（大後天）；～後年。
义同“大（dà）”
～夫
～王。另见 dà（117 页）。
传统戏曲、小说中对国王、山寨头领的称呼