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Chinese
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
piece; chunk; lump piece; chunk; lump; (a measure word, for cloth, cake, soap); (measure word for chunks, lumps); yuan (unit of currency); fast (of a watch); swift; rapid; happy; joyful; soon; quick |
| trad. (大塊)
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大
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塊
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| simp. (大块)
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大
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块
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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大
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大
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塊
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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定 (7)
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定 (7)
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溪 (29)
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| Final (韻)
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泰 (25)
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歌 (94)
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灰 (42)
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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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Closed
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| Division (等)
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I
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I
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I
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| Fanqie
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徒蓋切
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唐佐切
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苦對切
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| Baxter
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dajH
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daH
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khwojH
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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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/kʰuʌiH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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/kʰuoiH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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/kʰuɒiH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/dajH/
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/daH/
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/kʰwəjH/
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Li
Rong
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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/kʰuᴀiH/
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Wang
Li
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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/kʰuɒiH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/dʱɑiH/
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/dʱɑH/
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/kʰuɑ̆iH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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dài
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duò
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kuì
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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daai6
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do6
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fui3
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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大
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大
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塊
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塊
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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dà
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dà
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kuài
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kuài
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ daH ›
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‹ dajH ›
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‹ khwɛjH ›
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‹ khwojH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*lˁat-s/ (MC F!)
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/*lˁa-s/
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/*ˁ<r>uj-s/
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/*ˁuj-s/
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| English
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big
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big
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clod, lump
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clod; lump
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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大
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大
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塊
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塊
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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1934
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1939
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4666
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4676
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Phonetic
component
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大
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大
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鬼
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鬼
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Rime
group
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祭
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祭
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微
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隊
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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䭾
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大
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塊
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蒯
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Old
Chinese
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/*daːds/
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/*daːds/
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/*kʰuːls/
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/*kʰruːds/
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| Notes
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說文凷或體
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或作墤，廣韻只作墤
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Noun
大塊
- (literary, chiefly Daoism) natural world; universe
夫大塊噫氣，其名為風。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
夫大块噫气，其名为风。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Fú dàkuài yī qì, qí míng wéi fēng.
- When the breath of nature comes strongly, it is called wind.
夫大塊載我以形，勞我以生，佚我以老，息我以死。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
夫大块载我以形，劳我以生，佚我以老，息我以死。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Fú dàkuài zài wǒ yǐ xíng, láo wǒ yǐ shēng, yì wǒ yǐ lǎo, xī wǒ yǐ sǐ.
- There is the great Mass (of nature) — I find the support of my body on it; my life is spent in toil on it; my old age seeks ease on it; at death I find rest in it
大塊假我以文章。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
大块假我以文章。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 8th century, Li Bai, 《春夜宴桃李園序》
- Dàkuài jiǎ wǒ yǐ wénzhāng.
- Nature lends us her beautiful creations.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
大塊
- large; huge
- (Mainland China Hokkien) of a tall and big build (of a person)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Verb
大塊
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to be conceited; to be arrogant; to be self-important