大佬
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Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): daai6 lou2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ai5 lau2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tāi-lôu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàlǎo
- Wade–Giles: ta4-lao3
- Yale: dà-lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahlao
- Palladius: далао (dalao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàlǎor
- Wade–Giles: ta4-lao3-ʼrh
- Yale: dà-lǎur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahlaol
- Palladius: далаор (dalaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 lou2
- Yale: daaih lóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 lou2
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 lou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² lou̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ai5 lau2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ai³² lau⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Note: tāi-lôu - from Cantonese.
Noun
大佬
- (Cantonese) elder brother; big brother
- (Cantonese) old buddy
- triad boss; boss; magnate
- (Cantonese, video games) boss
- 打大佬 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― daa2 daai6 lou2 [Jyutping] ― to battle a boss
- (Mandarin, neologism, slang) someone experienced or influential. From Cantonese 大佬 (daai6 lou2).
- 利用網絡資料自主學習、通過偽聲群進行同好交流、請「大佬」帶。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2019, 江舒晨 (Jiang Shuchen), 《彩虹般的声音:中国伪声亚文化初探》 [Voice Like A Rainbow: A Study of Chinese Fake Voice Subculture] (thesis), Xiamen: Xiamen University, page 29
- Lìyòng wǎngluò zīliào zìzhǔ xuéxí, tōngguò wěishēngqún jìnxíng tónghào jiāoliú, qǐng “dàlǎo” dài. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
利用网络资料自主学习、通过伪声群进行同好交流、请「大佬」带。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- (leader):
- 波士
- 老大 (lǎodà)
- 老頂 / 老顶
- 阿head
- 阿大 (ādà)
- 阿頭 / 阿头
- 領導 / 领导 (lǐngdǎo)
- 領導人 / 领导人 (lǐngdǎorén)
- 領導者 / 领导者 (lǐngdǎozhě)
- 領袖 / 领袖 (lǐngxiù)
- 領頭 / 领头 (lǐngtóu) (literary)
- 頭 / 头
- 頭仔 / 头仔 (Hakka)
- 頭兒 / 头儿 (tóur) (colloquial)
- 頭子 / 头子 (tóuzi) (colloquial, pejorative)
- 頭目 / 头目 (tóumù)
- 頭頭 / 头头 (tóutou) (colloquial)
- 首腦 / 首脑 (shǒunǎo)
- 首要 (shǒuyào)
- 首領 / 首领 (shǒulǐng)
- 龍頭 / 龙头 (lóngtóu)
- (elder brother):
Derived terms
- 堂大佬
- 江湖大佬
- 龍頭大佬 / 龙头大佬
Interjection
大佬
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-láu
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-láu
- Tâi-lô: tuā-láu
- Phofsit Daibuun: doaxlao
- IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ lau⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
大佬
Synonyms
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