大勢

大勢

1. general trend

Likely a shift in reading of taizei below, adopting the native-Japanese kun'yomi of ō for the first character.

• (Tokyo) おおぜー (Nakadaka – )^[1]
• (Tokyo) おおぜー (Heiban – )^[1]
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• The pitch accent pattern is 0 when used as an adverb.

大(おお)勢(ぜい) • (ōzei) ^{←おほぜい (ofozei)?}

1. in a crowd, as a crowd

   ツーリストが門(もん)の前(まえ)に大(おお)勢(ぜい)集(あつ)まる

   tsūrisuto ga mon no mae ni ōzei atsumaru

   the tourists gather in a crowd in front of the gate

大(おお)勢(ぜい) • (ōzei) ^{←おほぜい (ofozei)?}

1. a crowd, a large number of people

   大(おお)勢(ぜい)の前(まえ)で演(えん)奏(そう)する

   ōzei no mae de ensō suru

   to perform in front of a crowd

• 大勢順応(おおぜいじゅんのう) (ōzei junnō)

Shift in reading of taisei below. Ultimately from Middle Chinese 大勢 (MC dajH syejH). Uses the kan'yōon of zei for the second character, indicating a shift in pronunciation after borrowing.

• (Tokyo) たいぜー (Nakadaka – )^[1]
• (Tokyo) たいぜー (Heiban – )^[1]
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大(たい)勢(ぜい) • (taizei) 

1. a crowd, a large number of people

From Middle Chinese 大勢 (MC dajH syejH). The kan'on, so likely the reading as borrowed from Chinese.

• (Tokyo) たいせー (Heiban – )^[1]
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大(たい)勢(せい) • (taisei) 

1. the general trend or situation, the zeitgeist, the current of the times

   大(たい)勢(せい)に従(したが)う、大(たい)勢(せい)に逆(さか)らう

   taisei ni shitagau, taisei ni sakarau

   to conform with the trend / go with the flow, to buck the trend / to swim against the current

2. a major authority, influence, or power
3. (business, stocks) a major swing or trend in prices lasting at least half the year

   see also 中勢 (chūsei, “a medium-term swing or trend in prices”)