大家

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Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
 
simp. and trad.
(大家)

Pronunciation 1



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial () (7) (28)
Final () (94) (98)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I II
Fanqie
Baxter daH kae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/dɑH/ /kˠa/
Pan
Wuyun
/dɑH/ /kᵚa/
Shao
Rongfen
/dɑH/ /ka/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/daH/ /kaɨ/
Li
Rong
/dɑH/ /ka/
Wang
Li
/dɑH/ /ka/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/dʱɑH/ /ka/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
duò jiā
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
do6 gaa1

Pronoun

大家

  1. everyone; everybody; all of us
    大家保持安靜 [MSC, trad.]
    大家保持安静 [MSC, simp.]
    Qǐng dàjiā bǎochí ānjìng.
    Would everyone please keep quiet.
    研究成果精華大家分享 [MSC, trad.]
    研究成果精华大家分享 [MSC, simp.]
    Qǐng nín jiāng yánjiū chéngguǒ de jīnghuá yǔ dàjiā fēnxiǎng.
    Please share with everyone the essential parts of your research findings.
    室外非常寒冷大家身體蜷縮起來保暖 [MSC, trad.]
    室外非常寒冷大家身体蜷缩起来保暖 [MSC, simp.]
    Shìwài fēicháng hánlěng, dàjiā dōu bǎ shēntǐ quánsuō qǐlai bǎonuǎn.
    It's freezing outside, everyone huddle together to keep warm.
    我們大家不要自顧自互相幫助 [MSC, trad.]
    我们大家不要自顾自互相帮助 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen dàjiā bùyào zìgùzì, yào hùxiàng bāngzhù.
    We shouldn't just care about our own business. We should help each other.
Synonyms
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2


Note:
  • “rich and powerful family; great expert”.

    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 2/2 1/1
    Initial () (7) (28)
    Final () (94) (98)
    Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open Open
    Division () I II
    Fanqie
    Baxter daH kae
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /dɑH/ /kˠa/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /dɑH/ /kᵚa/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /dɑH/ /ka/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /daH/ /kaɨ/
    Li
    Rong
    /dɑH/ /ka/
    Wang
    Li
    /dɑH/ /ka/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren
    /dʱɑH/ /ka/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    duò jiā
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    do6 gaa1
    BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character
    Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)
    jiā
    Middle
    Chinese
    ‹ daH › ‹ dajH › ‹  ›
    Old
    Chinese
    /*lˁat-s/ (MC F!) /*lˁa-s/ /*kˁra/
    English big big household

    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
    Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
    No. 1934 1939 5919
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    1 1 0
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*daːds/ /*daːds/ /*kraː/

    Noun

    大家

    1. residence of members of the nobility
    2. master (as used by a servant)
    3. emperor (as used by his consort)
    4. rich and powerful family; old and well-known family
      大家閨秀大家闺秀  ―  dàjiāguīxiù  ―  unmarried daughter of a noble house
    5. master; great expert
      大家手筆大家手笔  ―  dàjiā shǒubǐ  ―  handwriting of a great calligrapher
    Synonyms
    • (master):
    Antonyms
    • (antonym(s) of master):

    Pronunciation 3

    big; great; huge
    big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
     
    home; family; ‑ist
    home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
     
    simp. and trad.
    (大家)
    alternative forms 乾家干家 Min Nan
    唐家 Min Nan
    臺家台家 Eastern Min

    Noun

    大家

    1. (literary) Alternative form of 大姑 (dàgū, respectful address for a woman)
      大家  ―  Cáo Dàgū  ―  Madame Cao
    2. (literary or Eastern Min, Southern Min) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
    Synonyms
    Compounds

    References

    Japanese

    Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    おお
    Grade: 1

    Grade: 2
    kun'yomi
    Alternative spelling
    大屋

    Noun

    (おお)() (ōya

    1. landlord or landlady, the owner of a rented apartment

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    たい
    Grade: 1

    Grade: 2
    on'yomi

    Noun

    (たい)() (taika

    1. expert
      (ざつ)(がく)(たい)()zatsugaku no taikatrivia expert
    See also

    Etymology 3

    Kanji in this term
    たい
    Grade: 1

    Grade: 2
    on'yomi

    Noun

    (たい)() (taike

    1. rich family

    Korean

    Hanja in this term

    Noun

    大家 (daega) (hangeul 대가)

    1. hanja form? of 대가 (master; leading figure)

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term

    Noun

    大家

    1. chữ Hán form of đại gia (tycoon; magnate).