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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
power; force; strength
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simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation
Adverb
大力
- strongly; energetically; vigorously; striving to
- 大力發展／大力发展 ― dàlì fāzhǎn ― to strive to develop
Derived terms
Noun
大力
- great efforts
Adjective
大力
- (physically) strong
佢好大力，一隻手就掅到三包米。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢好大力，一只手就掅到三包米。 [Cantonese, simp.]- keoi5 hou2 daai6 lik6, jat1 zek3 sau2 zau6 cing3 dou3-2 saam1 baau1 mai5.
- He's really strong; he can carry three bags of rice with one hand.
時有物大如水牛，灰色卑腳，腳類象，胸前尾上皆白，大力而遲鈍，來到城下，眾咸異焉。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
时有物大如水牛，灰色卑脚，脚类象，胸前尾上皆白，大力而迟钝，来到城下，众咸异焉。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: 648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin
- Shí yǒu wù dà rú shuǐniú, huīsè bēijiǎo, jiǎo lèi xiàng, xiōng qián wěi shàng jiē bái, dàlì ér chídùn, lái dào chéng xià, zhòng xián yì yān.
- There was a creature as large as a buffalo, grey, with stubby feet that resemble those of an elephant; its chest and its tail are all white; it is powerful but slow. When it came to the city, everyone was in awe.
Antonyms
- (Cantonese) 細力／细力 (sai3 lik6)
Derived terms