大臺
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Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大臺/大台) | 大 | 臺/台 | |
| simp. (大台) | 大 | 台 | |
| anagram | 臺大／台大 | ||
Etymology
- “lead group in protests”
- Political movement leaders usually give speeches on the stage at the protest venue.
- “TVB”
- When there were only two TV companies in Hong Kong (TVB and ATV), TVB usually had a much larger audience than ATV.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàtái
- Wade–Giles: ta4-tʻai2
- Yale: dà-tái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtair
- Palladius: датай (dataj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 toi4
- Yale: daaih tòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 toi4
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 toi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² tʰɔːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
大臺
Proper noun
大臺
- (Hong Kong, colloquial) Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB)
- (～村) Datai (a village in Mawan, Tianmen, Hubei, China)