How to Say "Big" in Cantonese

大

daai⁶

The Cantonese word for "big" is 大 (daai⁶).

大 is used to describe something that is of a great size.

Meaning: of a great size (adj)

How do you pronounce it?

daai⁶

The phrase 大鑊 literally means 'big pot', but it is used as a slang expression to mean 'I am in big trouble'.
The character 大 is a pictograph originally depicting a person with their arms and legs spread wide to represent magnitude.
In Cantonese, the word 大 can be used to describe someone who is acting 'bossy' or 'domineering' regardless of their actual size.

咁大隻狗嘅！
What a big dog!
This sentence shows how to use 大 when describing a large dog.
Tatoeba #1774574 by nickyeow, translation #528258 by fanty
你隻襪穿咗個大窿。
There's a big hole in your sock.
This sentence demonstrates the use of 大 to describe a hole in a sock.
Tatoeba #5795039 by nickyeow, translation #1311406 by CM
睇住呀！嗰到有個大窿㗎。
Watch out! There's a big hole there.
This sentence provides an example of using 大 to warn about a large hole.
Tatoeba #5795032 by nickyeow, translation #20373 by CK
我個房間好大。
My room is very big.
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Yating and Zhiqiang are looking at a house for rent.

雅婷 Nga Ting

呢間房好大呀。
ni1 gaan1 fong2 hou2 daai6 aa3.
This room is very big.
志強 Chi Keung

係，但係租金都好貴。
hai6, daan6 si6 zou1 gam1 dou1 hou2 gwai3.
Yes, but the rent is also very expensive.
雅婷 Nga Ting

但係個窗都好大。
daan6 si6 go3 coeng1 dou1 hou2 daai6.
But the window is also very big.
志強 Chi Keung

咁樣光線會好好。
gam2 joeng2 gwong1 sin3 wui5 hou2 hou2.
The lighting will be very good that way.

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