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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
feel; find that; thinking feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep |
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大
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大
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Pronunciation 1
Noun
大覺
- (literary, religion) great awakening; attainment of divine enlightenment
且有大覺而後知此其大夢也，而愚者自以爲覺，竊竊然知之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
且有大觉而后知此其大梦也，而愚者自以为觉，窃窃然知之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Qiě yǒu dàjué ér hòu zhī cǐ qí dàmèng yě, ér yúzhě zì yǐwéi jué, qièqiè rán zhī zhī.
- By and by comes the Great Awakening, and then we find out that this life is really a great dream. Fools think they are awake now, and flatter themselves they know if they are really princes or peasants.
今將有大覺，然後知今此之為大夢也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
今将有大觉，然后知今此之为大梦也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Huainanzi, 2nd century BCE
- Jīn jiāng yǒu dàjué, ránhòu zhī jīn cǐ zhī wéi dàmèng yě.
- If one day you can fully awaken, you will realize that everything today is just a big dream.
Descendants
Pronunciation 2
Noun
大覺
- (colloquial) long and deep sleep; good sleep
- 睡大覺／睡大觉 ― shuì dàjiào ― to have a good sleep