大咖

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	character
simp. and trad. (大咖)		大	咖
alternative forms		大ㄎㄚ

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàkā

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ kaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàkā
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàka
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-kʻa¹
  - Yale: dà-kā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahka
  - Palladius: дака (daka)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ kʰä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ kaa¹
  - Yale: daaih kā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ kaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ ka¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² kʰaː⁵⁵/

Noun

大咖

(chiefly Taiwan, slang) someone of high position or great influence; magnate; big shot; big wheel
- 2023, 19:03 from the start, in 笑满岭南七十载：专访第三届广东文艺终身成就奖获得者黄俊英‎^[1]:
  
  呢個節目抽中咗同埋一班曲藝嘅大咖 [Cantonese, trad.]
  呢个节目抽中咗同埋一班曲艺嘅大咖 [Cantonese, simp.]
  ni¹ go³ zit³ muk⁶ cau¹ zung³ zo² tung⁴ maai⁴ jat¹ baan¹ kuk¹ ngai⁶ ge³ daai⁶ kaa¹ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Antonyms

小咖 (xiǎokā)

Derived terms

咖位 (kāwèi)