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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. in Cantonese

daaiˍ₆大goˉ¹哥daaiˍ₆大
Mandarin Pinyin: da4 ge1 da4

Meaning of 大哥大

nouncellular/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.
nounMotorola DynaTAC (brick phone)

Example Sentences with 大哥大

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.
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Characters in 大哥大

大daai6
a Chinese family name
哥go1
brother (term of address for an elder male)

Words Containing 大哥大

黑道大哥大hak1 dou6 daai6 go1 daai6
a gangster boss [colloquial]

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