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大佬

Mandarin · pinyin dà lǎo

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4–3 · da4 lao3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 7 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

daai6 lou2

Cantonese word readings for 大佬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

daai6 lou2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(Cantonese) elder brother; big brother
(Cantonese) old buddy
triad boss; boss; magnate
(Cantonese, video games) boss
(Mandarin, neologism, slang) someone experienced or influential. From Cantonese 大佬 (daai⁶ lou²).