大公
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大公) | 大 | 公 | |
| simp. #(大公) | 大 | 公 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): daai6 gung1
- Eastern Min (BUC): duâi-gŭng
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dua5 gorng1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàgōng
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàgong
- Wade–Giles: ta4-kung1
- Yale: dà-gūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahgong
- Palladius: дагун (dagun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 大公
大功
大工
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: daai6 gung1
- Yale: daaih gūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 gung1
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
大公
大功
大工
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Eastern Min
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: dua5 gorng1 [Phonetic: dua5 orng1]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: duā-go̤ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /tua¹¹ (k-)ɒŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: dua5 gorng1 [Phonetic: dua5 orng1]
- Sinological IPA (key): /tua²¹ (k-)ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/
- (Putian)
Noun
大公
- grand duke
- (Eastern Min, Puxian Min) great-grandfather (particularly paternal grandfather's father)
- (Shicheng Hakka) great-uncle (paternal grandfather's elder brother)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 曾祖父 (“great-grandfather (paternal grandfather's father)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 伯祖 (“great-uncle (paternal grandfather's elder brother)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 伯祖 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 伯爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 伯公 |
| Hong Kong | 伯公 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 伯公 |
| Xingning | 伯公 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 伯公 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 伯公 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 伯公 | |
| Changting | 伯公 | |
| Wuping | 伯公 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 伯公 | |
| Liancheng | 伯公 | |
| Ninghua | 伯公 | |
| Ruijin | 公公 | |
| Shicheng | 大公 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 大爹 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 伯公 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 伯公 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 伯公 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 伯公 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 伯公 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 伯公 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 伯公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 伯公 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 伯公 |
| Quanzhou | 伯公 | |
| Zhangzhou | 伯公 | |
| Tainan | 伯公 | |
| Jieyang | 老伯 | |
| Leizhou | 伯公 | |
Derived terms
Adjective
大公
- just and selfless
- (Christianity) catholic; universal
- (Can we date this quote?), “使徒信經 [Apostles' Creed]”, in 禮賢會規定禮文:
- 又信聖神，大公聖會，聖徒相通，罪得赦宥，身體復生，後享永生，誠心所願。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- jau6 seon3 sing3 san4, daai6 gung1 sing3 wui6, sing3 tou4 soeng1 tung1, zeoi6 dak1 se3 jau6, san1 tai2 fau6 sang1, hau6 hoeng2 wing5 sang1, sing4 sam1 so2 jyun6. [Jyutping]
- I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
又信圣神，大公圣会，圣徒相通，罪得赦宥，身体复生，后享永生，诚心所愿。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
References
- 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “大公”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 170.
- 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “908 曾祖父”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 381.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 大 | 公 |
| たい Grade: 1 |
こう Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | |
Etymology
From 大 (tai-, “grand”) + 公 (kō, “duke”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) たいこー [táꜜìkòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) たいこー [tàíkóó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- (Kyoto) たいこー [tàíkóó] (Heiban – [0])[3]
- IPA(key): [ta̠iko̞ː]
Noun
大公 • (taikō)
See also
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “大公”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 大 | 公 |
Noun
大公 • (daegong) (hangeul 대공)