老大

Chinese

	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
trad. (老大)	老	大
simp. ^#(老大)	老	大
anagram	大老

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎodà

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ daai⁶
Min Nan (POJ): ló-tāi / nó͘-tāi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎodà
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎodà
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-ta⁴
  - Yale: lǎu-dà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laodah
  - Palladius: лаода (laoda)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ daai⁶
  - Yale: lóuh daaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ daai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ dai⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ taːi̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló-tāi
  - Tâi-lô: ló-tāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loy'dai
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nó͘-tāi
  - Tâi-lô: nóo-tāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nofdai
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: /lɑu^X dɑi^H|dɑ^H/

Rime
Character	老	大	大
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	定 (7)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	泰 (25)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	I
Fanqie	盧晧切	徒蓋切	唐佐切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɑu^X/	/dɑi^H/	/dɑ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/lɑu^X/	/dɑi^H/	/dɑ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/lɑu^X/	/dɑi^H/	/dɑ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/law^X/	/daj^H/	/da^H/
Li Rong	/lɑu^X/	/dɑi^H/	/dɑ^H/
Wang Li	/lɑu^X/	/dɑi^H/	/dɑ^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/lɑu^X/	/dʱɑi^H/	/dʱɑ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǎo	dài	duò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lou⁵	daai⁶	do⁶

Adjective

老大

(literary) old (in age)

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 老大

下架 (Xiang)
垂老 (chuílǎo) (literary)
年歲大 (niánsuì dà)
年紀大／年纪大 (niánjì dà)
年老 (niánlǎo)

老 (lǎo)
衰老 (shuāilǎo) (senile)
年長／年长 (niánzhǎng)
老邁／老迈 (lǎomài) (senile)
蒼老／苍老 (cānglǎo)

Derived terms

老大不小
老大哥 (lǎodàgē)
老大姐 (lǎodàjiě)
老大娘 (lǎodàniáng)
老老大大
少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲／少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 (shàozhuàng bù nǔlì, lǎodà tú shāngbēi)

老大兒／老大儿
老大媽／老大妈 (lǎodàmā)
老大徒傷悲／老大徒伤悲
老大無成／老大无成
老大爺／老大爷 (lǎodàye)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎodà

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ daai^6-2
Min Nan (POJ): láu-tōa / lāu-tōa / lǎu-tōa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎodà
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎodà
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-ta⁴
  - Yale: lǎu-dà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laodah
  - Palladius: лаода (laoda)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ daai^6-2
  - Yale: lóuh dáai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ daai^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ dai^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ taːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-tōa
  - Tâi-lô: láu-tuā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: law'doa
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /lau⁴²⁻²⁴ tua²²/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-tōa
  - Tâi-lô: lāu-tuā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lauxdoa
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau³³⁻²¹ tua³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /lau²²⁻²¹ tua²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lau³³⁻¹¹ tua³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎu-tōa
  - Tâi-lô: lǎu-tuā
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lau²² tua⁴¹/

Noun

老大

eldest among the siblings
chief; boss; leader; ringleader

Synonyms

(boss):

Dialectal synonyms of 老闆 (“boss; proprietor”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		老闆
Mandarin	Beijing	掌櫃的
	Taiwan	老闆, 頭家
	Harbin	掌櫃的
	Yantai (Muping)	老闆
	Jinan	老闆
	Yinchuan	老闆
	Xining	老闆
	Ürümqi	掌櫃底
	Wuhan	老闆
	Chengdu	老闆兒, 老闆
	Chongqing	老闆兒
	Guiyang	老闆
	Liuzhou	老闆
	Xuzhou	老闆兒, 老闆, 掌櫃的
	Yangzhou	老闆
	Nanjing	老闆
	Malaysia	老闆
	Singapore	老闆
Cantonese	Guangzhou	事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士, 阿頭 boss
	Hong Kong	事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士, 阿頭 boss
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	事頭
	Macau	事頭, 老細
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	事頭
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	事頭
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	事頭
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	事頭
	Foshan	事頭
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	事頭
	Foshan (Shunde)	事頭
	Foshan (Sanshui)	事頭
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	老闆
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	事頭, 老細
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	事頭
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	事頭
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	事頭
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	事頭
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	事頭
	Taishan	事頭, 老細, 老闆
	Kaiping (Chikan)	事頭, 老細
	Enping (Niujiang)	事頭
	Heshan (Yayao)	老闆, 事頭
	Dongguan	事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	事頭
	Yangjiang	老闆, 事頭
	Nanning	老闆, 事頭
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	老闆, 事頭, 阿頭 boss
	Penang (Guangfu)	老細
	Singapore (Guangfu)	老細, 老闆
Gan	Nanchang	老闆
	Lichuan	老闆
	Pingxiang	老闆
Hakka	Meixian	頭家, 老闆
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	老闆
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	事頭
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	事頭
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	老闆
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	老闆, 店家 shopkeeper
	Wuhua (Changbu)	老闆
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	老闆
	Conghua (Lütian)	老闆
	Jiexi	頭家
	Luhe	老闆
	Yudu	老闆
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	頭家
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	頭家
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	頭家
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	頭家
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	頭家
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	頭家
	Kuching (Hepo)	頭家
Jin	Taiyuan	老闆, 掌櫃, 掌櫃的
Jin	Xinzhou	掌櫃子
Min Bei	Jian'ou	老闆
Min Dong	Fuzhou	老闆
Min Nan	Xiamen	頭家
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	頭家
	Quanzhou	頭家
	Jinjiang	頭家
	Yongchun	頭家
	Zhangzhou	頭家
	Zhao'an	頭家, 老闆
	Taipei	老闆, 頭家
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	頭家
	Kaohsiung	頭家
	Yilan	老闆, 頭家
	Changhua (Lukang)	頭家
	Taichung	頭家
	Tainan	老闆, 頭家
	Hsinchu	頭家
	Kinmen	頭家
	Penghu (Magong)	頭家
	Penang (Hokkien)	頭家
	Singapore (Hokkien)	頭家, 老大
	Manila (Hokkien)	頭家
	Chaozhou	頭家, 老闆
	Shantou	頭家
	Shantou (Chenghai)	頭家
	Jieyang	頭家
	Bangkok (Teochew)	頭家
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	頭家, 阿頭 boss
	Singapore (Teochew)	頭家
	Leizhou	老闆
	Wenchang	頭家
	Haikou	頭家, 老闆
	Singapore (Hainanese)	頭家
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	老闆
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	老闆
Wu	Shanghai	老闆
	Shanghai (Chongming)	老闆
	Suzhou	老闆
	Danyang	老闆
	Hangzhou	老闆
	Ningbo	老闆
	Wenzhou	老闆
	Jinhua	老闆兒
Xiang	Changsha	老闆
Xiang	Loudi	老闆

Derived terms

黑幫老大／黑帮老大

龍頭老大／龙头老大

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎodà

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ daai^6-2
Min Nan (POJ): láu-tāi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎodà
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎodà
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-ta⁴
  - Yale: lǎu-dà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laodah
  - Palladius: лаода (laoda)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ daai^6-2
  - Yale: lóuh dáai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ daai^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ dai^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ taːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-tāi
  - Tâi-lô: láu-tāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: law'dai
  - IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

Noun

老大

(dialectal) chief crewman of a boat

Derived terms

船老大

Pronunciation 4

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎodà

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎodà
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎodà
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-ta⁴
  - Yale: lǎu-dà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laodah
  - Palladius: лаода (laoda)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tä⁵¹/

Adverb

老大

(colloquial, usually in the negative) very

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 老大

不要太 (bùyàotài) (slang)
十分 (shífēn)
孔 (kǒng) (literary, or in compounds)
很 (hěn)
超 (chāo)
非常 (fēicháng)
壞／坏 (huài)

極其／极其 (jíqí)
極度／极度 (jídù)
極為／极为 (jíwéi)
極端／极端 (jíduān)
滾／滚 (gǔn) (literary, or in compounds)
異常／异常 (yìcháng)
頗／颇 (pō) (literary)

Derived terms

老大吃驚／老大吃惊 (lǎodà chījīng)

老大難／老大难

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