大鱼 (dà) — big fish (literal); (figurative) big shot, important person
Definition
Literally 'big fish', but commonly used figuratively for a powerful or important person. The idiom 大鱼吃小鱼 ('big fish eat small fish') uses it for a dominant player.
noun
big fish (literal)(figurative) big shotimportant person
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Examples
- 大鱼。Wǒ zài hé lǐ kàn jiàn yì tiáo dà.I saw a big fish in the river.
- 大鱼。Zhè cì xíng dòng zhuā dào le yí gè dà.This operation caught a big fish (important person).
- 大鱼。Tā shì gōng sī lǐ de yì tiáo dà.He is a big fish in the company.
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