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大粒嘢 (daai6 lap1 je5) — 大人物 in Cantonese

daaiˍ₆大lapˉ¹粒jeˏ₅嘢
Mandarin Pinyin: da4 li4 ye3

Meaning of 大粒嘢

noun大人物
nounan important person, a bigshot, a VIP
nounthe slang for a person who is in high position or high superiority; a big shot

Characters in 大粒嘢

大daai6
a Chinese family name
粒nap1
classifier for grainlike things (like rice, sand) or things that are small and round (pearl, bullet)
嘢je5
thing; things; article; articles; goods; matter; stuff | 漢: 東西; 物品; 物件

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