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Chinese
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
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ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride
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trad. (大乘)
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大
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乘
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simp. #(大乘)
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大
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乘
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Literally: “great vehicle”.
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Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).
Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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大
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大
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乘
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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2/2
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Initial (聲)
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定 (7)
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定 (7)
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船 (27)
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Final (韻)
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泰 (25)
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歌 (94)
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蒸 (133)
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Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Departing (H)
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Departing (H)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Division (等)
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I
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I
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III
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Fanqie
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徒蓋切
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唐佐切
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實證切
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Baxter
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dajH
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daH
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zyingH
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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/ʑɨŋH/
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Pan Wuyun
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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/ʑɨŋH/
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Shao Rongfen
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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/ʑieŋH/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/dajH/
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/daH/
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/ʑiŋH/
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Li Rong
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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/d͡ʑiəŋH/
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Wang Li
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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/d͡ʑĭəŋH/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/dʱɑiH/
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/dʱɑH/
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/d͡ʑʰi̯əŋH/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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dài
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duò
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shèng
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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daai6
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do6
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sing6
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Proper noun
大乘
- (Buddhism) Mahayana
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Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of 大乘 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 大乘, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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Korean
Noun
大乘 • (daeseung) (hangeul 대승)
- hanja form? of 대승 (“(Buddhism) Mahayana; the great vehicle”)
Vietnamese
Noun
大乘
- chữ Hán form of Đại thừa (“(Buddhism) Mahayana; the great vehicle”)