雞乸咁大隻字

Chinese

hen; female chicken, especially one that has laid eggs (Cantonese) so
 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
(a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single
 
letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (雞乸咁大隻字/鷄乸咁大隻字) 雞乸/鷄乸
simp. (鸡乸咁大只字) 鸡乸
Literally: “writing as big as a hen”.

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Pronunciation


Idiom

雞乸咁大隻字

  1. (Cantonese) words in very big font
    雞乸咁大隻字 [Cantonese, trad.]
    鸡乸咁大只字 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gai1 naa2 gam3 daai6 zek3 zi6 nei5 dou1 waa6 tai2 m4 dou3-2? [Jyutping]
    How can you say that you couldn't see that when it's already written in big fonts?
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