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Chinese
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to frighten; to scare; to intimidate to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten |
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
| trad. (嚇大)
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嚇
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大
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| simp. (吓大)
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吓
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大
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Etymology
- "to not be intimidated"
- 嚇大／吓大 (haak3 daai6) literally means "to grow up being intimidated", so by extension the compound means "to not be intimidated".
Pronunciation
Verb
嚇大
- (Cantonese) used to express one is not intimidated
香港人係嚇大嘅。
香港人系吓大嘅。 - hoeng1 gong2 jan4 hai6 haak3 daai6 ge3.
- Hong Kong people are not intimidated.