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太

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Cantonese Slang

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2 taai gūng 太公 — the big brother of the big brother of one's triad protector; a term of address for the big brother of the big brother of one's triad protector (gywl 25, 28).
3 taai gūng fān jyū yuhk 太公分豬肉 — an award ceremony where every one gets a prize; a distribution of money or goods where everybody gets an equal share (gwdl 19, 28).
4 taai hūng gāa yàhn 太空家人 — a family separated due to absence of someone working abroad to gain residency rights.
5 taai hūng yàhn 太空人 — a husband working in Hong Kong to support his wife or family living abroad to gain residency rights there (ty 10.1.2001, A8), cf. yih māhn gāam 移民監.
6 taai jí 太子 — a smoking pipe (OS); a needle (OS).
7 taai jí dóng 太子黨 — the children of senior mainland Chinese officials who have made successful careers in business.
8 taai jí yé 太子爺 — the son of the boss, the spoilt son of a rich family; idle young people with money to spend (yjh 553, 52).
9 taai píhng wō 太平窩 — bed (OS).
10 taai seui tàuh seuhng duhng tóu 太歲頭上動土 — to move the earth near the village god; to provoke someone powerful (djh 429, 14).