大一統

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See also: 大一统

Chinese

 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 to unite; united; unified
trad. (大一統) 大 一統
simp. (大一统) 大 一统

Etymology

In the original context of the Gongyang as exegesis of the Chunqiu, the character 大 (dà) was typically used as a verb meaning "to magnify; to aggrandize; to praise", as in the following passage:

「元年春王正月。」……何言乎王正月？大一統也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
「元年春王正月。」……何言乎王正月？大一统也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Gongyang, c. 206 BCE– 9 CE
“yuánnián chūn wáng zhēngyuè.”...... Hé yán hū wáng zhēngyuè? Dà yītǒng yě.
(It is written) "Year One, spring, The King's First Month." … What is meant by the very mentioning of "The King's First Month"? To magnify Unity.

In current usage 大 is re-analysed as the modifier of 一統.

Pronunciation

Noun

大一統

  1. unification (of a nation)
  2. any large-scale unification
  3. (physics) (～理論) Alternative form of 大統一／大统一 (dàtǒngyī)

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