大佬

Chinese

 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
male; man (Cantonese)
simp. and trad.
(大佬)

Alternative forms

  • (neologism) dalao

Pronunciation


Noun

大佬

  1. (Cantonese) elder brother; big brother
  2. (Cantonese) old buddy
  3. triad boss; boss; magnate
  4. (neologism, slang) someone experienced or influential
    • 女裝大佬 / 女装大佬   nǚzhuāng dàlǎo   experienced crossdresser (male-to-female)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 哥哥 (“elder brother”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 哥哥兄長
Mandarin Beijing 哥哥
Taiwan 哥哥
Shenyang 哥哥
Jinan 哥哥
Xi'an
Wuhan 哥哥
Chengdu 哥哥、哥老倌兒
Kunming 哥哥
Yangzhou 哥哥
Hefei 哥哥
Cantonese Guangzhou 大佬阿哥哥哥
Hong Kong 大佬阿哥哥哥
Taishan
Yangjiang 大佬阿哥
Gan Nanchang 哥哥
Hakka Meixian 阿哥
Xingning 阿哥
Huidong 阿哥
Qujiang 哥哥
Xiaosanjiang 阿哥
Changting 老伯
Pingyu
Wuping 老伯
Liancheng 老伯
Ninghua 老伯
Ruijin 哥哥老兄
Shicheng 老伯
Shangyou 老伯
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 阿哥
Liudui (S. Sixian) 阿哥
Hsinchu (Hailu) 阿哥
Dongshi (Dabu) 阿哥
Zhuolan (Raoping) 阿哥
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 阿哥
Jin Taiyuan 哥哥
Min Bei Jian'ou 哥仔、哥哥
Min Dong Fuzhou 依哥
Min Nan Xiamen 阿兄阿哥兄哥、俺兄
Quanzhou 阿兄
Zhangzhou 阿兄
Taipei 阿兄兄哥哥哥
Penang 哥哥
Philippines (Manila) 阿兄
Chaozhou 阿兄
Wu Shanghai 阿哥哥哥
Suzhou 阿哥
Wenzhou 阿大、哥哥
Xiang Changsha 老兄哥哥
Shuangfeng 老兄哥哥

Interjection

大佬

  1. (Cantonese) bro; man
    大佬恤衫大拿拿落手 [Cantonese, trad.]
    大佬恤衫大拿拿落手 [Cantonese, simp.]
    Daai6 lou2, gin6 seot1 saam1 daai6 naa4 naa4 gei2 baak3 man1, dim2 maai5 dak1 lok6 sau2 aa3? [Jyutping]
    Man, this shirt costs a few hundred bucks. How could I buy it?
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