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大方 (daai6 fong1) — see 大方縣|大方县[Da4 fang1 Xian4]
大方之家 (daai6 fong1 zi1 gaa1) — learned person; expert in a certain field; abbr. to 方家[fang1 jia1]
大方廣佛華嚴經 (daai6 fong1 gwong2 fat6 waa4 jim4 ging1) — Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school; also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya…
大方縣 (daai6 fong1 jyun6) — Dafang, a county in Bijie City 畢節市|毕节市[Bi4 jie2 Shi4], Guizhou
大於 (daai6 jyu1) — greater than; bigger than; more than
大族 (daai6 zuk6) — large and influential family; clan
大旗 (daai6 kei4) — banner
大日如來 (daai6 jat6 jyu4 loi4) — Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
大明曆 (daai6 ming4 lik6) — the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之
大明湖 (daai6 ming4 wu4) — Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong
大明蝦 (daai6 ming4 haa1) — king prawn
大星芹 (daai6 sing1 kan4) — great masterwort (Astrantia major)
大昭寺 (daai6 ciu1 zi6) — Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism
大智如愚 (daai6 zi3 jyu4 jyu4) — the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time
大智慧 (daai6 zi3 wai3) — great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
大智若愚 (daai6 zi3 joek6 jyu4) — (idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity
大暑 (daai6 syu2) — Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August
大會 (daai6 wui2) — general assembly; general meeting; convention
大月 (daai6 jyut6) — solar month of 31 days; a lunar month of 30 days
大月支 (daai6 jyut6 zi1) — variant of 大月氏[Da4 Yue4 zhi1]
大月氏 (daai6 jyut6 si6) — the Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] people of central Asia…
大有 (daai6 jau5) — there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有…
大有人在 (daai6 jau5 jan4 zoi6) — there are plenty of such people
大有作為 (daai6 jau5 zok3 wai4) — to accomplish much; to have good prospects; to have a promising future
大有可為 (daai6 jau5 ho2 wai4) — with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
大有希望 (daai6 jau5 hei1 mong6) — to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising
大有文章 (daai6 jau5 man4 zoeng1) — some deeper meaning in this; more to it than meets the eye; there's sth behind …
大有裨益 (daai6 jau5 bei1 jik1) — bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful; of great service; to help greatly…
大本營 (daai6 bun2 jing4) — headquarters; base camp
大本鐘 (daai6 bun2 zung1) — Big Ben
大朱雀 (daai6 zyu1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) great rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla)
大李杜 (daai6 lei5 dou6) — Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2] and Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]
大材小用 (daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6) — (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste o…
大杓鷸 (daai6 soek3 wat6) — (bird species of China) Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
大杜鵑 (daai6 dou6 gyun1) — (bird species of China) common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
大東 (daai6 dung1) — see 大東區|大东区[Da4 dong1 Qu1]
大東亞共榮圈 (daai6 dung1 aa3 gung6 wing4 hyun1) — Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japanese wartime slogan for their short-l…
大東區 (daai6 dung1 keoi1) — Dadong, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
大柴旦 (daai6 caai4 daan3) — Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefe…
大柴旦行政區 (daai6 caai4 daan3 hang4 zing3 keoi1) — Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefe…
大柴旦行政委員會 (daai6 caai4 daan3 hang4 zing3 wai2 jyun4 wui2) — Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefe…
大校 (daai6 gaau3) — senior ranking officer in Chinese army; senior colonel
大根蘭 (daai6 gan1 laan4) — Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
大桶 (daai6 tung2) — barrel; vat
大梁 (daai6 loeng4) — capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
大條 (daai6 tiu4) — (used to modify 事情[shi4 qing5]) serious; grave
大棒 (daai6 paang5) — big stick (policy etc)
大棗 (daai6 zou2) — see 紅棗|红枣[hong2 zao3]
大業 (daai6 jip6) — great cause; great undertaking
大概 (daai6 koi3) — roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea
大樓 (daai6 lau4) — building (a relatively large, multistory one)
大樣 (daai6 joeng6) — arrogant; full-page proofs (of newspaper); detailed drawing
大樹菠蘿 (daai6 syu6 bo1 lo4) — jackfruit
大樹鶯 (daai6 syu6 ang1) — (bird species of China) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)
大橋 (daai6 kiu4) — Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|…
大權 (daai6 kyun4) — power; authority
大權在握 (daai6 kyun4 zoi6 aak1) — to be in a position of power
大款 (daai6 fun2) — very wealthy person
大正 (daai6 zing3) — Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yo…
大步 (daai6 bou6) — large strides
大步流星 (daai6 bou6 lau4 sing1) — at a stride; taking large steps (while walking)
大武口 (daai6 mou5 hau2) — see 大武口區|大武口区[Da4 wu3 kou3 Qu1]
大武口區 (daai6 mou5 hau2 keoi1) — Dawukou, a district of Shizuishan City 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 Shi4], Ningxia
大殺風景 (daai6 saat3 fung1 ging2) — to be a blot on the landscape; to dampen spirits; to spoil the fun; to be a wet…
大殿 (daai6 din6) — main hall of a Buddhist temple
大比目魚 (daai6 bei2 muk6 jyu2) — halibut
大氅 (daai6 cong2) — overcoat; cloak; cape
大氣 (daai6 hei3) — atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish
大氣候 (daai6 hei3 hau6) — atmosphere
大氣兒 (daai6 hei3 ji4) — erhua variant of 大氣|大气[da4 qi4]
大氣圈 (daai6 hei3 hyun1) — atmosphere
大氣壓 (daai6 hei3 aat3) — atmospheric pressure
大氣壓力 (daai6 hei3 aat3 lik6) — atmospheric pressure
大氣壓強 (daai6 hei3 aat3 koeng4) — atmospheric pressure
大氣層 (daai6 hei3 cang4) — (meteorology) the atmosphere; atmospheric layer
大氣層核試驗 (daai6 hei3 cang4 hat6 si3 jim6) — atmospheric nuclear test
大氣暖化 (daai6 hei3 nyun5 faa3) — atmospheric warming
大氣污染 (daai6 hei3 wu1 jim5) — air pollution; atmospheric pollution
大氣環流 (daai6 hei3 waan4 lau4) — atmospheric circulation
大氧吧 (daai6 joeng5 baa1) — source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves); (cliché) lungs of the planet
大水 (daai6 seoi2) — flood
大水沖了龍王廟 (daai6 seoi2 cung1 liu5 lung4 wong4 miu2) — lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom); fig. to fail to rec…
大汗 (daai6 hon4) — supreme khan
大汗淋漓 (daai6 hon6 lam4 lei4) — dripping with sweat
大江健三郎 (daai6 gong1 gin6 saam1 long4) — Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate
大江南北 (daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1) — north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom); (fig.) all over China
大汶口文化 (daai6 man6 hau2 man4 faa3) — Dawenkou culture (c. 4100-2600 BC), Neolithic culture based in today's Shandong…
大沙河 (daai6 saa1 ho4) — Dasha River (the name of rivers in various parts of China)
大沙錐 (daai6 saa1 zeoi1) — (bird species of China) Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala)
大河 (daai6 ho4) — large river (esp the Yellow River)
大沽口砲臺 (daai6 gu1 hau2 paau3 toi4) — Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, …
大沽砲臺 (daai6 gu1 paau3 toi4) — Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, …
大法官 (daai6 faat3 gun1) — grand justice; high court justice; supreme court justice
大洋 (daai6 joeng4) — ocean; (old) silver dollar; (slang) Chinese yuan
大洋中脊 (daai6 joeng4 zung1 zek3) — mid-ocean ridge (geology)
大洋型地殼 (daai6 joeng4 jing4 dei6 hok3) — oceanic crust (geology)
大洋洲 (daai6 joeng4 zau1) — Oceania
大洲 (daai6 zau1) — continent
大浦洞 (daai6 pou2 dung6) — Taepodong, North Korean rocket series
大浪 (daai6 long6) — billow; surge
大海 (daai6 hoi2) — sea; ocean
大海撈針 (daai6 hoi2 laau4 zam1) — lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
大淺盤 (daai6 cin2 pun4) — platter
大清 (daai6 cing1) — Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
大清帝國 (daai6 cing1 dai3 gwok3) — Great Qing Empire (1644-1911)
大清早 (daai6 cing1 zou2) — early in the morning
大渡口 (daai6 dou6 hau2) — see 大渡口區|大渡口区[Da4 du4 kou3 Qu1]
大渡口區 (daai6 dou6 hau2 keoi1) — Dadukou, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
大渡河 (daai6 dou6 ho4) — Dadu River in Sichuan
大港 (daai6 gong2) — Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海…
大港區 (daai6 gong2 keoi1) — Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海…
大湄公河次區域 (daai6 mei4 gung1 ho4 ci3 keoi1 wik6) — Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), area of economic cooperation between China and …
大溪地 (daai6 kai1 dei6) — Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw)
大溪豆乾 (daai6 kai1 dau6 gon1) — dried tofu made in Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan famous for its dried tof…
大滅絕 (daai6 mit6 zyut6) — mass extinction
大滿貫 (daai6 mun5 gun3) — grand slam
大漠 (daai6 mok6) — desert
大漢 (daai6 hon3) — Han Dynasty
大漢族主義 (daai6 hon3 zuk6 zyu2 ji6) — Greater Han nationalism
大潤發 (daai6 jeon6 faat3) — RT Mart (supermarket chain)
大潮 (daai6 ciu4) — spring tide; (fig.) momentous social change
大濱鷸 (daai6 ban1 wat6) — (bird species of China) great knot (Calidris tenuirostris)
大火 (daai6 fo2) — conflagration; large fire
大灰啄木鳥 (daai6 fui1 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
大灰狼 (daai6 fui1 long4) — big bad wolf
大灶 (daai6 zou3) — large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth; (PRC) ordinary mess hall (lowest…
大災 (daai6 zoi1) — calamity; catastrophe
大炮打蚊子 (daai6 paau3 daa2 man1 zi2) — cannon fire to hit a mosquito; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大為 (daai6 wai4) — very; greatly
大烏蘇里島 (daai6 wu1 sou1 lei5 dou2) — Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Uss…
大烏鴉 (daai6 wu1 aa1) — a raven
大無畏 (daai6 mou4 wai3) — utterly fearless
大煙 (daai6 jin1) — opium
大煞風景 (daai6 saat3 fung1 ging2) — see 大殺風景|大杀风景[da4 sha1 feng1 jing3]
大熊座 (daai6 hung4 zo6) — Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)
大熊貓 (daai6 hung4 maau1) — giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
大熔爐 (daai6 jung4 lou4) — lit. large smelting furnace; fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultu…
大熱 (daai6 jit6) — great heat; very popular
大燈 (daai6 dang1) — headlight
大爆炸 (daai6 baau3 zaa3) — Big Bang (cosmology)
大爺 (daai6 je4) — arrogant idler; self-centered show-off
大片 (daai6 pin2) — wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie
大牌檔 (daai6 paai4 dong3) — food stall; open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually w…
大牢 (daai6 lou4) — prison
大犬座 (daai6 hyun2 zo6) — Canis Major (constellation)
大猩猩 (daai6 sing1 sing1) — gorilla
大獄 (daai6 juk6) — jail; prison
大獎 (daai6 zoeng2) — prize; award
大獲全勝 (daai6 wok6 cyun4 sing3) — to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory; to win by a landslide …
大王 (daai6 wong4) — king; magnate; person having expert skill in something
大球 (daai6 kau4) — sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls; see also…
大理 (daai6 lei5) — see 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]; see 大理市[Da4 li3 Shi4]
大理岩 (daai6 lei5 ngaam4) — marble
大理州 (daai6 lei5 zau1) — see 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
大理市 (daai6 lei5 si5) — Dali, a county-level city in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai…
大理白族自治州 (daai6 lei5 baak6 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1) — Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
大理石 (daai6 lei5 sek6) — marble
大環 (daai6 waan4) — Tai Wan, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong
大用 (daai6 jung6) — to put sb in powerful position; to empower
大田 (daai6 tin4) — see 大田縣|大田县[Da4 tian2 Xian4]; Daejeon, a city in South Korea
大田縣 (daai6 tin4 jyun6) — Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian
大男子主義 (daai6 naam4 zi2 zyu2 ji6) — male chauvinism
大男子主義者 (daai6 naam4 zi2 zyu2 ji6 ze2) — male chauvinist
大病 (daai6 beng6) — serious illness
大瘡 (daai6 cong1) — syphilis; syphilitic ulcer
大發 (daai6 faat3) — Daihatsu, Japanese car company
大發雷霆 (daai6 faat3 leoi4 ting4) — to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage
大白天 (daai6 baak6 tin1) — in broad daylight
大白熊犬 (daai6 baak6 hung4 hyun2) — Great Pyrenees (dog breed)
大白菜 (daai6 baak6 coi3) — Chinese cabbage; napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
大白話 (daai6 baak6 waa2) — colloquial speech
大白鯊 (daai6 baak6 saa1) — great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
大白鷺 (daai6 baak6 lou6) — (bird species of China) great egret (Ardea alba)
大盡 (daai6 zeon6) — lunar month of 30 days; same as 大建[da4 jian4]
大盤尾 (daai6 pun4 mei5) — (bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
大相徑庭 (daai6 soeng3 ging3 ting4) — as different as can be (idiom); poles apart
大眼角 (daai6 ngaan5 gok3) — inner corner of the eye
大眾傳播 (daai6 zung3 cyun4 bo3) — mass communication
大眾化 (daai6 zung3 faa3) — mass-oriented; to cater for the masses; popularized
大眾捷運 (daai6 zung3 zit3 wan6) — mass rapid transit MRT
大眾汽車 (daai6 zung3 hei3 ce1) — Volkswagen
大眾運輸 (daai6 zung3 wan6 syu1) — public transport (Tw)
大眾部 (daai6 zung3 bou6) — Mahasanghika (branch of Buddhism)
大短趾百靈 (daai6 dyun2 zi2 baak3 ling4) — (bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
大石橋 (daai6 sek6 kiu4) — see 大石橋市|大石桥市[Da4 shi2 qiao2 Shi4]
大石橋市 (daai6 sek6 kiu4 si5) — Dashiqiao, a county-level city in Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 Shi4], Liaoni…
大石雞 (daai6 sek6 gai1) — (bird species of China) Przevalski's partridge (Alectoris magna)
大石鴴 (daai6 sek6 hang4) — (bird species of China) great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)
大砲 (daai6 paau3) — big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big
大破大立 (daai6 po3 daai6 laap6) — to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom); radical transformation
大神 (daai6 san4) — deity; (Internet slang) guru; expert; whiz
大祥 (daai6 coeng4) — see 大祥區|大祥区[Da4 xiang2 Qu1]
大祥區 (daai6 coeng4 keoi1) — Daxiang, a district of Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
大祭司 (daai6 zai3 si1) — High Priest
大禍 (daai6 wo6) — disaster; calamity
大禍臨頭 (daai6 wo6 lam4 tau4) — facing imminent catastrophe; calamity looms; all hell will break loose
大禹 (daai6 jyu5) — Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods
大秦 (daai6 ceon4) — Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2]
大窪 (daai6 waa1) — see 大窪區|大洼区[Da4 wa1 Qu1]
大竹 (daai6 zuk1) — see 大竹縣|大竹县[Da4 zhu2 Xian4]
大竹縣 (daai6 zuk1 jyun6) — Dazhu, a county in Dazhou City 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan
大笑 (daai6 siu3) — to laugh heartily; a belly laugh
大笨象 (daai6 ban6 zoeng6) — (slang) elephant
大箐山 (daai6 sin3 saan1) — see 大箐山縣|大箐山县[Da4 qing4 shan1 Xian4]
大管 (daai6 gun2) — bassoon
大節 (daai6 zit3) — major festival; important matter; major principle; high moral character
大範圍 (daai6 faan6 wai4) — large-scale
大篆 (daai6 syun6) — the great seal; used narrowly for 籀文; used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts
大篷車 (daai6 pung4 ce1) — covered truck; covered wagon; bus with some seating but mostly standing room
大米 (daai6 mai5) — (husked) rice
大糞 (daai6 fan3) — human excrement; night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fe…
大紀元 (daai6 gei2 jyun4) — Epoch Times, US newspaper
大紀元時報 (daai6 gei2 jyun4 si4 bou3) — Epoch Times, US newspaper
大紅 (daai6 hung4) — crimson
大紅大紫 (daai6 hung4 daai6 zi2) — to hit the big time
大紅燈籠高高掛 (daai6 hung4 dang1 lung4 gou1 gou1 gwaa3) — Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]
大紅袍 (daai6 hung4 pou4) — an expensive type of oolong tea
大紅鸛 (daai6 hung4 gun3) — (bird species of China) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
大紅鼻子 (daai6 hung4 bei6 zi2) — rhinophyma (red nose, often related to rosacea or excessive alcohol); brandy no…
大紫胸鸚鵡 (daai6 zi2 hung1 jing1 mou5) — (bird species of China) Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)
大紫荊勳章 (daai6 zi2 ging1 fan1 zoeng1) — Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), established in 1997 as the highest award under Hong…
大絕滅 (daai6 zyut6 mit6) — mass extinction
大綱 (daai6 gong1) — synopsis; outline; program; leading principles
大總統 (daai6 zung2 tung2) — president (primarily used during the early years of the Republic of China, 1912…
大罵 (daai6 maa6) — to rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it; to bawl sb out
大義 (daai6 ji6) — righteousness; virtuous cause; a woman's marriage; main points of a piece of wr…
大義凜然 (daai6 ji6 lam5 jin4) — devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
大義滅親 (daai6 ji6 mit6 can1) — to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family …
大老婆 (daai6 lou5 po4) — primary wife
大老粗 (daai6 lou5 cou1) — uncouth fellow; rustic
大老遠 (daai6 lou5 jyun5) — very far away
大而化之 (daai6 ji4 faa3 zi1) — careless; sloppy
大而無當 (daai6 ji4 mou4 dong3) — grandiose but impractical (idiom); large but of no real use
大耳窿 (daai6 ji5 lung1) — loan shark; usurer
大聖 (daai6 sing3) — great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha
大聲 (daai6 sing1) — loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
大聲疾呼 (daai6 sing1 zat6 fu1) — to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention; to make one's views known
大肆 (daai6 si3) — wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled
大肆攻擊 (daai6 si3 gung1 gik1) — to vilify sb wantonly; unrestrained attack (on sb)
大肉 (daai6 juk6) — pork
大肚子 (daai6 tou5 zi2) — pregnant; potbelly; big eater
大肚子經濟 (daai6 tou5 zi2 ging1 zai3) — "Pregnancy-oriented Economy", new market conditions brought about by a predicte…
大股東 (daai6 gu2 dung1) — large stockholder; majority shareholder
大能 (daai6 nang4) — almighty
大腕 (daai6 wun2) — (coll.) big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight
大腦 (daai6 nou5) — brain; cerebrum
大腦死亡 (daai6 nou5 sei2 mong4) — brain death
大腳 (daai6 goek3) — naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]); long kick …
大腸 (daai6 coeng2) — the large intestine
大腸桿菌 (daai6 coeng4 gon1 kwan2) — Escherichia coli (E. coli)
大腹便便 (daai6 fuk1 bin6 bin6) — big-bellied (idiom); paunchy
大腹皮 (daai6 fuk1 pei4) — husk of betel nut 檳榔|槟榔[bing1 lang5]
大腿 (daai6 teoi2) — thigh
大臣 (daai6 san4) — chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
大自然 (daai6 zi6 jin4) — nature (the natural world)
大致 (daai6 zi3) — more or less; roughly; approximately
大舅子 (daai6 kau5 zi2) — (coll.) wife's older brother
大興 (daai6 hing1) — see 大興區|大兴区[Da4 xing1 Qu1]
大興區 (daai6 hing1 keoi1) — Daxing, a district of Beijing
大興問罪之師 (daai6 hing1 man6 zeoi6 zi1 si1) — to launch a punitive campaign; to condemn scathingly
大興土木 (daai6 hing1 tou2 muk6) — to carry out large scale construction
大興安嶺 (daai6 hing1 on1 ling5) — see 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区[Da4 xing1 an1 ling3 Di4 qu1]; see 大興安嶺山脈|大兴安岭山脉[Da4 xing1 an1…
大興安嶺地區 (daai6 hing1 on1 ling5 dei6 keoi1) — Daxing'anling, prefecture in Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 …
大興安嶺山脈 (daai6 hing1 on1 ling5 saan1 mak6) — Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province
大舉 (daai6 geoi2) — (do sth) on a large scale
大舌頭 (daai6 sit3 tau4) — (coll.) lisp; one who lisps
大舵手 (daai6 to4 sau2) — the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)
大英 (daai6 jing1) — Daying county in Suining 遂寧|遂宁[Sui4 ning2], Sichuan; Great Britain
大英博物館 (daai6 jing1 bok3 mat6 gun2) — British Museum
大英帝國 (daai6 jing1 dai3 gwok3) — British Empire
大英縣 (daai6 jing1 jyun6) — Daying, a county in Suining City 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 Shi4], Sichuan
大英聯合王國 (daai6 jing1 lyun4 hap6 wong4 gwok3) — United Kingdom
大茴香 (daai6 wui4 hoeng1) — Chinese anise; star anise
大草原 (daai6 cou2 jyun4) — prairie; savanna
大草鶥 (daai6 cou2 mei4) — (bird species of China) giant babax (Pterorhinus waddelli)
大草鶯 (daai6 cou2 ang1) — (bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus)
大荔 (daai6 lai6) — see 大荔縣|大荔县[Da4 li4 Xian4]
大荔縣 (daai6 lai6 jyun6) — Dali, a county in Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi
大菱鮃 (daai6 ling4 ping4) — turbot
大葉性肺炎 (daai6 jip6 sing3 fai3 jim4) — lobar pneumonia
大葦鶯 (daai6 wai5 ang1) — (bird species of China) great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
大蒜 (daai6 syun3) — garlic
大蓋帽 (daai6 goi3 mou2) — peaked cap; service cap; visor cap
大蔥 (daai6 cung1) — leek; Chinese onion
大蕭條 (daai6 siu1 tiu4) — the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)
大藏經 (daai6 zong6 ging1) — Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and hous…
大蘿蔔 (daai6 lo4 baak6) — see 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5]
大虎頭蜂 (daai6 fu2 tau4 fung1) — Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)
大號 (daai6 hou6) — (music) tuba; (of clothes, print etc) large size; large format; (polite) your (…
大蛇丸 (daai6 se4 jyun2) — Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero; Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga s…
大蝦 (daai6 haa1) — prawn; (Internet slang) expert; whiz
大融爐 (daai6 jung4 lou4) — melting pot
大蟲 (daai6 cung4) — tiger
大蠑螈 (daai6 wing4 jyun4) — Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)
大行其道 (daai6 hang4 kei4 dou6) — rampant; very popular
大街 (daai6 gaai1) — street; main street
大街小巷 (daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6) — great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大衛 (daai6 wai6) — (name) David
大衛營和約 (daai6 wai6 jing4 wo4 joek3) — the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Isr…
大衣 (daai6 ji1) — overcoat; topcoat; cloak
大西國 (daai6 sai1 gwok3) — Atlantis
大西庇阿 (daai6 sai1 bei3 aa3) — Scipio Africanus (235-183 BC), Roman general and statesman
大西洋 (daai6 sai1 joeng4) — Atlantic Ocean
大西洋中脊 (daai6 sai1 joeng4 zung1 zek3) — Atlantic mid-ocean ridge
大西洋國 (daai6 sai1 joeng4 gwok3) — Historical name for Portugal during the Qing dynasty
大西洋洋中脊 (daai6 sai1 joeng4 joeng4 zung1 zek3) — Atlantic mid-ocean ridge
大要 (daai6 jiu3) — abstract; gist; main points
大規模 (daai6 kwai1 mou4) — large scale; extensive; wide scale; broad scale
大規模殺傷性武器 (daai6 kwai1 mou4 saat3 soeng1 sing3 mou5 hei3) — weapon of mass destruction
大觀 (daai6 gun1) — see 大觀區|大观区[Da4 guan1 Qu1]
大觀區 (daai6 gun1 keoi1) — Daguan, a district of Anqing City 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 Shi4], Anhui
大觀園 (daai6 gun1 jyun4) — Prospect Garden; Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
大角星 (daai6 gok3 sing1) — Arcturus (brightest star in the constellation Boötes 牧夫座[Mu4 fu1 zuo4])
大解 (daai6 gaai2) — to defecate; to empty one's bowels
大言 (daai6 jin4) — to exaggerate; to boast
大言不慚 (daai6 jin4 bat1 caam4) — to boast shamelessly; to talk big
大計 (daai6 gai3) — large scale program of lasting importance; project of paramount importance; to …
大話骰 (daai6 waa6 sik1) — liar's dice (dice game)
大調 (daai6 diu6) — (music) major key
大談 (daai6 taam4) — to harangue; to yak
大談特談 (daai6 taam4 dak6 taam4) — to keep on talking about
大謠 (daai6 jiu4) — high-profile rumormonger (esp. on a microblog)
大變 (daai6 bin3) — huge changes
大豆 (daai6 dau2) — soybean
大豐 (daai6 fung1) — see 大豐區|大丰区[Da4 feng1 Qu1]
大象 (daai6 zoeng6) — elephant
大費周章 (daai6 fai3 zau1 zoeng1) — to take great pains; to go to a lot of trouble
大賣場 (daai6 maai6 coeng4) — hypermarket; large warehouse-like self-service retail store
大賤賣 (daai6 zin6 maai6) — to sell at a big discount
大赦 (daai6 se3) — amnesty; general pardon
大赦國際 (daai6 se3 gwok3 zai3) — Amnesty International
大起大落 (daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6) — (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom); volatile; significant ups …
大足 (daai6 zuk1) — see 大足區|大足区[Da4 zu2 Qu1]
大跌 (daai6 dit3) — large fall
大跌市 (daai6 dit3 si5) — (HK) stock market crash; major market downturn
大路 (daai6 lou6) — avenue
大路貨 (daai6 lou6 fo3) — staple goods
大踏步 (daai6 daap6 bou6) — in big strides; (fig.) in giant steps
大躍進 (daai6 joek6 zeon3) — Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, whi…
大軍 (daai6 gwan1) — army; main forces
大軍區 (daai6 gwan1 keoi1) — PLA military region
大軸戲 (daai6 zuk6 hei3) — last item on a program (theater)
大辟 (daai6 pik1) — (literary) death sentence; decapitation
大農場 (daai6 nung4 coeng4) — ranch
大通 (daai6 tung1) — see 大通區|大通区[Da4 tong1 Qu1]; see 大通回族土族自治縣|大通回族土族自治县[Da4 tong1 Hui2 zu2 Tu3 zu2 …
大通區 (daai6 tung1 keoi1) — Datong, a district of Huainan City 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 Shi4], Anhui
大通回族土族自治縣 (daai6 tung1 wui4 zuk6 tou2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County, in Xining City 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 Shi4], Qi…
大通縣 (daai6 tung1 jyun6) — see 大通回族土族自治縣|大通回族土族自治县[Da4 tong1 Hui2 zu2 Tu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
大連 (daai6 lin4) — see 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 Shi4]
大連外國語大學 (daai6 lin4 ngoi6 gwok3 jyu5 daai6 hok6) — Dalian University of Foreign Languages
大連市 (daai6 lin4 si5) — Dalian, sub-provincial city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
大連理工大學 (daai6 lin4 lei5 gung1 daai6 hok6) — Dalian University of Technology
大進大出 (daai6 zeon3 daai6 ceot1) — large-scale import and export
大運 (daai6 wan6) — World University Games (formerly "Universiade") (abbr. for 大學生運動會|大学生运动会[Da4 xu…
大運河 (daai6 wan6 ho4) — the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
大過 (daai6 gwo3) — serious mistake; major demerit
大道 (daai6 dou6) — main street; avenue
大道理 (daai6 dou6 lei5) — major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk
大選 (daai6 syun2) — general election
大邑 (daai6 jap1) — see 大邑縣|大邑县[Da4 yi4 Xian4]
大邑縣 (daai6 jap1 jyun6) — Dayi, a county in Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4], Sichuan
大邱 (daai6 jau1) — Daegu, a city in South Korea
大部 (daai6 bou6) — the greater part; the majority; most
大部分 (daai6 bou6 fan6) — the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
大部制 (daai6 bou6 zai3) — super-ministry system (reform aimed at streamlining government department funct…
大都 (daai6 dou1) — Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
大都市 (daai6 dou1 si5) — metropolis; large city; megacity
大都會 (daai6 dou1 wui6) — major city; metropolis; metropolitan
大醇小疵 (daai6 seon4 siu2 ci1) — great despite minor blemishes; a rough diamond
大量 (daai6 loeng6) — great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
大量生產 (daai6 loeng6 sang1 caan2) — to mass-produce; mass production
大金背啄木鳥 (daai6 gam1 bui3 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) buff-spotted flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
大釜 (daai6 fu2) — cauldron
大鋼琴 (daai6 gong3 kam4) — grand piano
大錘 (daai6 ceoi4) — sledgehammer
大錢 (daai6 cin2) — large sum of money; old Chinese type of coin of high denomination
大錯 (daai6 co3) — blunder
大錯特錯 (daai6 co3 dak6 co3) — to be gravely mistaken (idiom)
大鍋 (daai6 wo1) — a big wok; cauldron
大鍋飯 (daai6 wo1 faan6) — meal cooked in a large pot; communal meal; (fig.) system that rewards everyone …
大鍵琴 (daai6 gin6 kam4) — a harpsichord
大長今 (daai6 coeng4 gam1) — Dae Jang Geum, a 2003 Korean historical drama TV series
大長嘴地鶇 (daai6 coeng4 zeoi2 dei6 dung1) — (bird species of China) long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola)
大門 (daai6 mun4) — the Doors, US rock band
大開 (daai6 hoi1) — to open wide
大開齋 (daai6 hoi1 zaai1) — see 開齋節|开斋节[Kai1 zhai1 jie2]
大關 (daai6 gwaan1) — see 大關縣|大关县[Da4 guan1 Xian4]
大關縣 (daai6 gwaan1 jyun6) — Daguan, a county in Zhaotong City 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4], Yunnan
大阪 (daai6 baan2) — Osaka, city in Japan
大阪府 (daai6 baan2 fu2) — Osaka Prefecture, Japan
大阮 (daai6 jyun2) — daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range
大限 (daai6 haan6) — the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan
大限到來 (daai6 haan6 dou3 loi4) — to die; one's allocated lifespan is accomplished
大限臨頭 (daai6 haan6 lam4 tau4) — facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life; with one foot in the grave
大院 (daai6 jyun2) — courtyard; compound
大陪審團 (daai6 pui4 sam2 tyun4) — grand jury
大陸坡 (daai6 luk6 bo1) — continental slope (boundary of continental shelf)
大陸塊 (daai6 luk6 faai3) — continental plates (geology)
大陸性 (daai6 luk6 sing3) — continental
大陸性氣候 (daai6 luk6 sing3 hei3 hau6) — continental climate
大陸架 (daai6 luk6 gaa2) — continental shelf
大陸漂移 (daai6 luk6 piu1 ji4) — continental drift
大隊 (daai6 deoi6) — group; a large body of; production brigade; military group
大雁 (daai6 ngaan6) — wild goose
大雁塔 (daai6 ngaan6 taap3) — Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
大雄 (daai6 hung4) — great hero; main Buddhist image (in temple)
大雄寶殿 (daai6 hung4 bou2 din6) — Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main imag…
大雅 (daai6 aa1) — one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
大雜燴 (daai6 zaap6 wui6) — mix-up; mish-mash; potpourri
大雜院 (daai6 zaap6 jyun2) — compound with many families living together
大難 (daai6 naan6) — great catastrophe
大難不死 (daai6 naan6 bat1 sei2) — to just escape from calamity
大雨 (daai6 jyu5) — heavy rain
大雨如注 (daai6 jyu5 jyu4 zyu3) — pouring with rain; rain bucketing down
大雪 (daai6 syut3) — Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December
大霧 (daai6 mou6) — thick fog
大青山 (daai6 cing1 saan1) — Daqing Mountain in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
大韓帝國 (daai6 hon4 dai3 gwok3) — Korean Empire, from fall of Joseon dynasty in 1897 to annexation by Japan in 19…
大韓民國 (daai6 hon4 man4 gwok3) — Republic of Korea (South Korea)
大韓航空 (daai6 hon4 hong4 hung1) — Korean Air, South Korea's main airline
大項 (daai6 hong6) — main item (of program)
大頭目 (daai6 tau4 muk6) — the boss
大頭貼 (daai6 tau4 tip3) — photo booth sticker
大頭釘 (daai6 tau4 ding1) — tack; thumbtack; push pin
大題小作 (daai6 tai4 siu2 zok3) — to cut a long story short; a brief treatment of a complicated subject; fig. to …
大願地藏菩薩 (daai6 jyun6 dei6 zong6 pou4 saat3) — Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls be…
大類 (daai6 leoi6) — main type; main class; main category
大顯神通 (daai6 hin2 san4 tung1) — to display one's remarkable skill or prowess; to give full play to one's brilli…
大顯身手 (daai6 hin2 san1 sau2) — (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
大飽口福 (daai6 baau2 hau2 fuk1) — to eat one's fill; to have a good meal
大飽眼福 (daai6 baau2 ngaan5 fuk1) — to feast one's eyes
大餅 (daai6 beng2) — large flat bread
大餐 (daai6 caan1) — sumptuous meal; banquet
大餘 (daai6 jyu4) — see 大餘縣|大余县[Da4 yu2 Xian4]
大餘縣 (daai6 jyu4 jyun6) — Dayu, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
大馬 (daai6 maa5) — Malaysia
大馬哈魚 (daai6 maa5 haa1 jyu2) — chum salmon
大馬士革 (daai6 maa5 si6 gaak3) — Damascus, capital of Syria
大馬士革李 (daai6 maa5 si6 gaak3 lei5) — damson (fruit)
大駕 (daai6 gaa3) — imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you
大驚 (daai6 geng1) — with great alarm
大驚失色 (daai6 geng1 sat1 sik1) — to turn pale with fright (idiom)
大驚小怪 (daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3) — to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
大體上 (daai6 tai2 soeng6) — overall; in general terms
大鬧 (daai6 naau6) — to cause havoc; to run amok
大鬧天宮 (daai6 naau6 tin1 gung1) — Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[S…
大魚大肉 (daai6 jyu4 daai6 juk6) — dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish; lavish meal
大鯢 (daai6 ngai4) — giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
大鰈魚 (daai6 dip6 jyu2) — turbot fish
大鱗大馬哈魚 (daai6 leon4 daai6 maa5 haa1 jyu2) — see 大鱗大麻哈魚|大鳞大麻哈鱼[da4 lin2 da2 ma2 ha3 yu2]
大鱗大麻哈魚 (daai6 leon4 daai6 maa4 haa1 jyu2) — king salmon; Chinook salmon
大鳳頭燕鷗 (daai6 fung6 tau4 jin3 au1) — (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
大鳴大放 (daai6 ming4 daai6 fong3) — (idiom) to freely air one's views; to be heard far and wide; to attract a lot o…
大鳴大放運動 (daai6 ming4 daai6 fong3 wan6 dung6) — see 百花運動|百花运动[Bai3 hua1 Yun4 dong4]
大鴇 (daai6 bou2) — (bird species of China) great bustard (Otis tarda)
大鴻臚 (daai6 hung4 lou4) — minister responsible for foreign relations and court protocol in imperial China
大鵬 (daai6 paang4) — see 大鵬新區|大鹏新区[Da4 peng2 Xin1 qu1]
大鵬鳥 (daai6 paang4 niu5) — roc (mythical bird of prey)
大鹿 (daai6 luk6) — moose
大麗花 (daai6 lai6 faa1) — dahlia (loanword)
大麥 (daai6 mak6) — barley
大麥克 (daai6 mak6 hak1) — Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger) (Tw)
大麥克指數 (daai6 mak6 hak1 zi2 sou3) — see 巨無霸漢堡包指數|巨无霸汉堡包指数[Ju4 wu2 ba4 han4 bao3 bao1 Zhi3 shu4]
大麥地 (daai6 mak6 dei6) — place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the develo…
大麥町 (daai6 mak6 ting2) — Dalmatian (dog breed)
大麻哈魚 (daai6 maa4 haa1 jyu2) — see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼[da4 ma3 ha3 yu2]
大麻鳽 (daai6 maa4 gin1) — (bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
大黃 (daai6 wong4) — rhubarb (botany)
大黃冠啄木鳥 (daai6 wong4 gun3 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
大黃蜂 (daai6 wong4 fung1) — bumblebee
大黃魚 (daai6 wong4 jyu2) — Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
大鼓 (daai6 gu2) — bass drum
大鼠 (daai6 syu2) — rat
大齋 (daai6 zaai1) — to fast; to abstain from food
大齋期 (daai6 zaai1 kei4) — Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
大齋節 (daai6 zaai1 zit3) — great fast; Christian lent
大齡 (daai6 ling4) — older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc)
大齡青年 (daai6 ling4 cing1 nin4) — young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried
天上 (tin1 soeng6) — the sky; the heavens
天上下刀子 (tin1 soeng6 haa6 dou1 zi2) — lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom); fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
天下 (tin1 haa6) — land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
天下大亂 (tin1 haa6 daai6 lyun6) — the whole country in rebellion
天下太平 (tin1 haa6 taai3 ping4) — the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
天下沒有不散的宴席 (tin1 haa6 mut6 jau5 bat1 saan3 dik1 jin3 zik6) — see 天下沒有不散的筵席|天下没有不散的筵席[tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan2 xi2]
天下沒有不散的筵席 (tin1 haa6 mut6 jau5 bat1 saan3 dik1 jin4 zik6) — all good things must come to an end (idiom)
天下第一 (tin1 haa6 dai6 jat1) — first under heaven; number one in the country
天主 (tin1 zyu2) — God (in Catholicism); abbr. for 天主教[Tian1 zhu3 jiao4], Catholicism
天主教 (tin1 zyu2 gaau3) — Catholicism
天主教徒 (tin1 zyu2 gaau3 tou4) — Catholic; follower of Catholicism
天主教會 (tin1 zyu2 gaau3 wui2) — the Catholic Church
天井 (tin1 zeng2) — courtyard; atrium; opening in a roof; skylight; caisson ceiling; (TCM) acupunct…
天亮 (tin1 loeng6) — to grow light (at daybreak)
天人 (tin1 jan4) — Man and Heaven; celestial being
天人合一 (tin1 jan4 hap6 jat1) — oneness of heaven and humanity; the theory that man is an integral part of natu…
天人感應 (tin1 jan4 gam2 jing3) — interactions between heaven and mankind (Han Dynasty doctrine)
天仙 (tin1 sin1) — immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman
天份 (tin1 fan6) — variant of 天分[tian1 fen4]
天作之合 (tin1 zok3 zi1 hap6) — a match made in heaven (idiom)
天使 (tin1 si3) — angel
天使報喜節 (tin1 si3 bou3 hei2 zit3) — Annunciation (Christian festival on 25th March); Lady day

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