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大中華地區daai6 zung1 waa4 dei6 keoi1noun; Greater China Region, which includes China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan大乘佛教daai6 sing4 fat6 gaau3Mahayana Buddhism大事不妙daai6 si6 bat1 miu6something bad and major will happen大事化小，小事化無daai6 si6 faa3 siu2 siu2 si6 faa3 mou4to minimise big problems, to turn small issues into no problems大人公daai6 jan4 gung1husband's father大人daai6 jan4(slang) when address a judge as "Your Honour"大人大姐daai6 jan4 daai6 ze2(adj.) describes someone who is an adult and should act like one.大人物daai6 jan4 mat2describes a person who is popular and reputable; a VIP; an important person大仔daai6 zai2the eldest son大件事daai6 gin6 si6a big; serious deal or event or matter; describes the seriousness of an event or a matter that had happened大份daai6 fan6big portion; big size (of one's body)大佛寺daai6 fat6 zi2Big Buddha Temple大佬daai6 lou2(noun) 1. elder brother; (of organisation, company, etc.); manager; 2. head of department; 3. head of chef; (of gangster) leader大使大食daai6 sai2 daai6 sik6waste money and waste food大信封daai6 seon3 fung1a dismissal letter 大修理daai6 sau1 lei5major repair; major renovation; major overhaul大個仔daai6 go3 zai2adj.; grown up; Metaphor, "he knows the way to work". Others do not care or worry about him.大個daai6 go3grown up大個女daai6 go3 neoi2adj.; grown up; Metaphor, "she knows the way to work". Others do not care or worry about her大假daai6 gaa3long; big holiday; annual leave大偈daai6 gai6chief officer (seaman)大傻daai6 so4a big fool大儒daai6 jyu4Confucian scholars; a great scholar who is well respected大光燈daai6 gwong1 dang1big mouth; a kerosene lamp大冬瓜daai6 dung1 gwaa1original meaning: a big winter melon; can be used to describe a stupid or clumsy person; an oaf大出血daai6 ceot1 hyut3(noun) (of literature) a massive hemorrhage; (slang) to spend a lot of money on products on sale大前日daai6 cin4 jat6three days before大劇院站daai6 kek6 jyun2 zaam6Grand Theatre Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China大劑daai6 zai1to describe that something serious has happened; to be in big trouble; a difficult mess大力daai6 lik6(adjective) Powerful大勢daai6 sai3overall situation or trend大勢已去daai6 sai3 ji5 heoi3a non-returnable situation such as loss of complete power or control; situation has become hopeless