大學

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Chinese

Etymology 1

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
learn; study; science
learn; study; science; ‑ology
 
trad. (大學) 大 學
simp. (大学) 大 学
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Pronunciation

Note:
  • Mainland China:
    • tōa-o̍h - university;
    • tāi-ha̍k - Great Learning.
Rime
Character 大 學
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 定 (7) 匣 (33)
Final (韻) 歌 (94) 覺 (10)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I II
Fanqie 唐佐切 胡覺切
Baxter daH haewk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/dɑH/ /ɦˠʌk̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/dɑH/ /ɦᵚɔk̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/dɑH/ /ɣɔk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/daH/ /ɦaɨwk̚/
Li
Rong 		/dɑH/ /ɣɔk̚/
Wang
Li 		/dɑH/ /ɣɔk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/dʱɑH/ /ɣɔk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		duò xué
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		do6 hok6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 大 大 學
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		dà dà xué
Middle
Chinese 		‹ daH › ‹ dajH › ‹ hæwk ›
Old
Chinese 		/*lˁat-s/ (MC F!) /*lˁa-s/ /*m-kˁruk/
English big big study; imitate

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 大 大 學
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
No. 1934 1939 14079
Phonetic
component 		大 大 學
Rime
group 		祭 祭 覺
Rime
subdivision 		1 1 1
Corresponding
MC rime 		䭾 大 學
Old
Chinese 		/*daːds/ /*daːds/ /*ɡruːɡ/
Notes 甲文象習持爻於膝前，
金文方加子

Noun

大學

  1. university; college (Classifier: 所 m; 間／间 c)
    大學排名／大学排名  ―  dàxué páimíng  ―  university ranking
    第一志願大學／第一志愿大学  ―  dìyī zhìyuàn dàxué  ―  first-preference university
    大學招生辦公室／大学招生办公室  ―  dàxué zhāoshēng bàngōngshì  ―  university admissions office
    英國倫敦大學地質學博士 [MSC, trad.]
    英国伦敦大学地质学博士 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīngguó Lúndūn Dàxué dìzhìxué bóshì
    Ph.D. Geology, University of London
    北京大學人文學部 [MSC, trad.]
    北京大学人文学部 [MSC, simp.]
    Běijīng Dàxué Rénwén Xuébù
    Division of Humanities, Peking University
    這所大學有多少年了？ [MSC, trad.]
    这所大学有多少年了？ [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè suǒ dàxué yǒu duōshao nián le?
    How old is this university?
    她去年嫁給了大學同學。 [MSC, trad.]
    她去年嫁给了大学同学。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā qùnián jià gěi le dàxué tóngxué.
    She married her university classmate last year.
    知識不一定完全來自於學校的教育，社會也是個大學嘛。 [MSC, trad.]
    知识不一定完全来自于学校的教育，社会也是个大学嘛。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhīshí bù yīdìng wánquán láizì yú xuéxiào de jiàoyù, shèhuì yě shì ge dàxué ma.
    Knowledge does not come from schooling alone. Society is a kind of university.
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Sino-Xenic (大學):

Others:

Proper noun

大學

  1. the Great Learning (one of the Four Books (四書／四书 (Sìshū)) of Confucianism)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 大學 – see 太學 (“taixue”).
(This term is a variant form of 太學).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 學
だい
Grade: 1 		がく
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

大(だい)學(がく) • (daigaku) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 大学: university, college

Korean

Hanja in this term
大學

Noun

大學 • (daehak) (hangeul 대학)

  1. hanja form? of 대학 (“university, college”)

Proper noun

大學 • (Daehak) (hangeul 대학)

  1. hanja form? of 대학 (“Great Learning (one of the Four Books of Confucianism)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
大學

Noun

大學

  1. chữ Hán form of đại học (“university, college”).

Proper noun

大學

  1. chữ Hán form of Đại Học (“Great Learning (one of the Four Books of Confucianism)”).
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