大種
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Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
to plant; to cultivate; kind to plant; to cultivate; kind; type; race; breed; seed; species (taxonomy) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大種) | 大 | 種 | |
| simp. (大种) | 大 | 种 | |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit महाभूत (mahābhūta), from महा (mahā) + भूत (bhūta).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dàjhǒng
- Wade–Giles: Ta4-chung3
- Yale: Dà-jǔng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahjoong
- Palladius: Дачжун (Dačžun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
Proper noun
大種