大內

See also: 大内

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior
trad. (大內)		大	內
simp. (大内)		大	内

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dànèi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ noi⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-lāi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dànèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dànèi
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-nei⁴
  - Yale: dà-nèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahney
  - Palladius: данэй (danɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ neɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ noi⁶
  - Yale: daaih noih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ noi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ noi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² nɔːi̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-lāi
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-lāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doaxlai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ lai²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² lai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ lai²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ lai³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ lai³³/

Noun

大內

(historical) (main) imperial palace; residence of the emperor
- 今聞陛下令群僧迎佛骨於鳳翔，禦樓以觀，舁入大內，又令諸寺遞迎供養。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  今闻陛下令群僧迎佛骨于凤翔，御楼以观，舁入大内，又令诸寺递迎供养。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 819, February 11, Han Yu, On a Bone from Buddha’s Body（《論佛骨表》）, translated by H. A. Giles, 1922.
  Jīn wén bìxià lìng qún sēng yíng fógǔ yú Fèngxiáng, yù lóu yǐ guān, yú rù dànèi, yòu lìng zhū sì dì yíng gōngyǎng. [Pinyin]
  Yet your servant has now heard that instructions have been issued to the priestly community to proceed to Feng-hsiang and receive a bone of Buddha, and that from a high tower in the palace Your Majesty will view its introduction into the Imperial Palace; also that orders have been sent to the various temples, commanding that the relic be received with the proper ceremonies.

Proper noun

大內

(～區) Danei (a district of Tainan, Taiwan)
Tanei or Danei township in Tainan county, Taiwan

Etymology 2

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	serving; helping
trad. (大內)		大	內
simp. (大内)		大	内

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-lāi / tōa-lǎi

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-lāi
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-lāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doaxlai
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ lai³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ lai³³/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-lǎi
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-lǎi
  - IPA (Philippines): /tua⁴¹⁻²² lai³³/

Adjective

大內

(Hokkien, of a meal) abundant; plentiful; bountiful; copious; ample
Synonym: 豐沛 / 丰沛

Antonym: 細內 / 细内

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	內
おお Grade: 1	うち Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
大	內
おお Grade: 1	ち Hyōgai
kun'yomi	nanori

Kanji in this term
大	內
だい Grade: 1	だい Hyōgai
goon	kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 大內 – see the following entry.

【大内おおうち】	[noun] the spacious interior of something with a narrow opening [proper noun] synonym of 内裏 (Dairi, “Imperial Palace”) [proper noun] a town in Akita Prefecture, Japan [proper noun] a village in Haga district, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan [proper noun] a village in Nasu district, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan [proper noun] (historical) a town in Yoshiki district, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan [proper noun] (historical) a town in Hata district, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan [proper noun] (historical) a village in Igu district, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan [proper noun] a surname
【大内おおち】	[proper noun] (historical) a town in Ōkawa district, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan [proper noun] a surname
【大内だいだい】	[proper noun] clipping of 大内裏 (Daidairi, “Outer Palace Precincts”)

(This term, 大內, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)