大乘

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Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
ride; mount; make use of
ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride
 
trad. (大乘)
simp. #(大乘)
Literally:great vehicle”.

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2 2/2
Initial () (7) (7) (27)
Final () (25) (94) (133)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () I I III
Fanqie
Baxter dajH daH zyingH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/dɑiH/ /dɑH/ /ʑɨŋH/
Pan
Wuyun
/dɑiH/ /dɑH/ /ʑɨŋH/
Shao
Rongfen
/dɑiH/ /dɑH/ /ʑieŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/dajH/ /daH/ /ʑiŋH/
Li
Rong
/dɑiH/ /dɑH/ /d͡ʑiəŋH/
Wang
Li
/dɑiH/ /dɑH/ /d͡ʑĭəŋH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/dʱɑiH/ /dʱɑH/ /d͡ʑʰi̯əŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
dài duò shèng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
daai6 do6 sing6

Proper noun

大乘

  1. (Buddhism) Mahayana

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Sino-Xenic (大乘):

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
じょう
Jinmeiyō
goon
For pronunciation and definitions of 大乘 – see the following entry.
大乗だいじょう
(Buddhism) Mahayana
(This term, 大乘, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

大乘 (daeseung) (hangeul 대승)

  1. hanja form? of 대승 ((Buddhism) Mahayana; the great vehicle)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

大乘

  1. chữ Hán form of Đại thừa ((Buddhism) Mahayana; the great vehicle)