大哥 (daai6 go1) — gang leader | also 大佬 in Cantonese
daaiˍ₆大goˉ¹哥Mandarin Pinyin: da4 ge1
Meaning of 大哥
noungang leader | also 大佬
nounoldest brother
Example Sentences with 大哥
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係daaiˍ₆大zeˊ²姐daaiˍ₆大。
She's the boss lady.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似daaiˍ₆大zeˊ²姐daaiˍ₆大。
She acts like the boss.
giu˗₃叫keoiˏ₅佢daaiˍ₆大zeˊ²姐daaiˍ₆大。
Call her the boss.
daaiˍ₆大zeˊ²姐daaiˍ₆大mˎ₄唔haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度。
The boss isn't here.
daaiˍ₆大zeˊ²姐daaiˍ₆大giu˗₃叫ngoˏ₅我。
The boss called me.
Characters in 大哥
Words Containing 大哥
龍頭大哥lung4 tau4 daai6 go1
the Dragonhead, the leader of a triad gang [colloquial]
黑道大哥大hak1 dou6 daai6 go1 daai6
a gangster boss [colloquial]
社團大哥se5 tyun4 daai6 go1
a triad boss; one of the important leader (a big brother) in a triad gang [colloquial]
大哥大daai6 go1 daai6
cellular/mobile phones in general: when cellular phones first came out, they were expensive and usually seen only in the hands of 大哥 ([slang] 大佬, triad boss, rich businessmen). Term popularly used around 1988-1995 and usage declined as mobile phones became commonplace.
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