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MEANING OF 老大
lǎo dà
老大
old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang
第一 长年 处女 船家 船老大 船夫 水工 舟子 船工 船户
少壮
①〈书〉年老少壮不努力，～徒伤悲。②排行第一的人。③〈方〉木船上主要的船夫，也泛指船夫。④很；非常（多见于早期白话）心中～不忍。
老 lǎo 大 dà/dài
COMMON WORDS WITH 老大
船老大
chuán lǎo dà
coxswain / steersman / boatswain (bo'sun)
老大哥
lǎo dà gē
big brother
老大娘
lǎo dà niáng
old lady / Madam (polite address) / CL:位[wei4]
老大爷 ( 老大爺 )
lǎo dà yé
uncle / grandpa / CL:位[wei4]
( 老大爺 )
老大不小
lǎo dà bù xiǎo
no longer a child (idiom)
老大妈 ( 老大媽 )
lǎo dà mā
"Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman) / CL:位[wei4]
( 老大媽 )
龙头老大 ( 龍頭老大 )
lóng tóu lǎo dà
big boss / leader of a group / dominant (position)
( 龍頭老大 )
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 ( 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 )
shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi
if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
( 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 )
以老大自居
yǐ lǎo dà zì jū
regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status
空心老大
kōng xīn lǎo dà
pretentious and vacuous person
老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头 ( 老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭 )
lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou
when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second / the tip of the iceberg / the cockroach principle
( 老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭 )
山中无老虎，猴子称大王 ( 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王 )
shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zi chēng dài wang
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king
( 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王 )
老大徒伤悲 ( 老大徒傷悲 )
lǎo dà tú shāng bēi
vain regrets of old age (idiom)
( 老大徒傷悲 )
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