碩大無朋

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Chinese

tall; tall and big; enormous
tall; tall and big; enormous; huge
 
trad. (碩大無朋) 碩大 無朋
simp. (硕大无朋) 硕大 无朋

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 117 (《詩經·唐風·椒聊》):

椒聊之實，蕃衍盈升。
彼其之子，碩大無朋。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
椒聊之实，蕃衍盈升。
彼其之子，硕大无朋。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Jiāoliáo zhī shí, fán yǎn yíng shēng.
Bǐ qí zhī zǐ, shuòdà wúpéng.
The clusters of the pepper plant, Large and luxuriant, would fill a pint.
That hero there is large and peerless.

Pronunciation

Idiom

碩大無朋

  1. incomparably enormous

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