- 拉大旗作虎皮 lādàqízuòhǔpí to borrow someone's prestigeLiterally "to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin"; to exploit the name of a powerful person or a great cause to intimidate or deceive others; to ride on someone's coattails.
- 马尼拉大学 mǎnílādàxué University of Manila
- 拉大便 lādàbiàn to poopto have a bowel movement; to defecate
- 拉大条 lādàtiáo to defecateto defecate; to poop; slang usage referring to a long strip of stool
- 拉大片 lādàpiān peep showA traditional folk performance involving a peep show box where the operator pulls strings to change pictures while providing singing commentary; also called [[拉洋片|拉洋片|la1 yang2 pian1]].