大使

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Chinese

Etymology 1

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
messenger
simp. and trad.
(大使)
使
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Pronunciation


Noun

大使

  1. ambassador (minister, messenger or corporate representative)
    中國大使中国大使  ―  Zhōngguó zhù Měi dàshǐ  ―  the Chinese Ambassador to the United States
Derived terms

Etymology 2

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
to spend
simp. and trad.
(大使)
使
alternative forms 大駛大驶
大洗

Pronunciation


Adjective

大使

  1. (Cantonese) lavish; extravagant; profuse; wasteful

Verb

大使

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka) to spend money lavishly; to spend uncontrollably

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
使
たい
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(たい)使() (taishi

  1. ambassador

See also

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
使

Noun

大使 (daesa or McCune-Reischauer: taesa or Yale: tāysa) (hangeul 대사)

  1. hanja form? of 대사 (ambassador)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
使

Noun

大使

  1. chữ Hán form of đại sứ (ambassador).