大臺

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

“TVB”: When there were only two TV companies in Hong Kong (TVB and ATV), TVB usually had a much larger audience than ATV.
“lead group in protests”: Political movement leaders usually give speeches on the stage at the protest venue.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàtái

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ toi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàtái
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàtái
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-tʻai²
  - Yale: dà-tái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtair
  - Palladius: датай (dataj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
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/

Noun

大臺

(Hong Kong, colloquial) Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB)
(Hong Kong, neologism) group or organisation hosting a protest; lead group in a protest

Proper noun

大臺

(～村) Datai (a village in Mawan, Tianmen, Hubei, China)

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