(pos:名詞)(sim:成人)(sim:成年人)(ant:小朋友)(ant:細路)(ant:細路仔)
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yue:過咗#青春期,生理上#發育#成熟 嘅人(唔同地區、唔同法律類別會有唔同嘅法定年齡標準)(量詞:個)
eng:adult; grown-up
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yue:細路仔出街都係有大人陪住好啲。 (sai3 lou6 zai2 ceot1 gaai1 dou1 hai6 jau5 daai6 jan4 pui4 zyu6 hou2 di1.)
eng:It's better for children to be accompanied by adults when they go outside.
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yue:對長輩、法官、古時官員呢啲在上位者嘅尊稱
eng:title of respect toward superiors like elders, judges and ancient officials
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yue:父親大人 (fu6 can1 daai6 jan4)
eng:Father
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yue:知縣大人 (zi1 jyun2 daai6 jan4)
eng:mayor of a county
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yue:法官大人 (faat3 gun1 daai6 jan4)
eng:Your Worship; Your Honour; Your Lordship; Your Ladyship (Note: Judges are addressed as 法官閣下 faat3 gun1 gok3 haa6 after the transfer of sovereignty in 1997.)
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yue:大人,冤枉啊! (daai6 jan4, jyun1 wong2 aa3!)
eng:Your Honour, I'm innocent!
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yue:喺某啲慣用語句表示品格高尚嘅人
eng:used in certain set phrases to mean a person of great moral stature
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yue:#大人有大量
eng:request to someone to be forgiving
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yue:#大人不記小人過
eng:a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature