大而無當
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[edit]big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
not have | to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at | ||
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trad. (大而無當) | 大 | 而 | 無 | 當 | |
simp. (大而无当) | 大 | 而 | 无 | 当 |
Etymology
[edit]- 吾聞言於接輿,大而無當,往而不反。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Wú wén yán yú Jiēyú, dà ér wú dàng, wǎng ér bù fǎn. [Pinyin]
- I heard Jie Yu talking words which were great, but had nothing corresponding to them in reality; once gone, they could not be brought back.
吾闻言于接舆,大而无当,往而不反。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄉㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dà-érwúdàng
- Wade–Giles: ta4-êrh2-wu2-tang4
- Yale: dà-ér-wú-dàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daherlwudanq
- Palladius: даэрудан (daerudan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 ji4 mou4 dong3
- Yale: daaih yìh mòuh dong
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 ji4 mou4 dong3
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 yi4 mou4 dong3
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ tɔːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]大而無當
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