大鑊

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	boiler or cauldron
trad. (大鑊)		大	鑊
simp. (大镬)		大	镬

Etymology

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ wok⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ wok⁶
  - Yale: daaih wohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ wok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ wog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² wɔːk̚²/

Adjective

大鑊

(Cantonese, figurative) having a big and serious problem
呢件事畀老細知道咗，你就大鑊喇！ [Cantonese, trad.]
呢件事畀老细知道咗，你就大镬喇！ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei¹ gin⁶ si⁶ bei² lou⁵ sai³ zi¹ dou³ zo², nei⁵ zau⁶ daai⁶ wok⁶ laa³! [Jyutping]
If the boss knows this, you'll be in trouble!

大鑊！我銀包畀人偷咗！ [Cantonese, trad.]
大镬！我银包畀人偷咗！ [Cantonese, simp.]
daai⁶ wok⁶! ngo⁵ ngan⁴ baau¹ bei² jan⁴ tau¹ zo²! [Jyutping]
Damn! My wallet is stolen!

Synonyms

大煲
大劑／大剂

Derived terms

吵大鑊 / 吵大镬
爆大鑊 / 爆大镬