大地震
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
earthquake; shifting or shuffling of posts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大地震) | 大 | 地震 | |
| simp. #(大地震) | 大 | 地震 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàdìzhèn
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàdìjhèn
- Wade–Giles: ta4-ti4-chên4
- Yale: dà-dì-jèn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahdihjenn
- Palladius: дадичжэнь (dadičžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 dei6 zan3
- Yale: daaih deih jan
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 dei6 dzan3
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 déi6 zen3
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² tei̯²² t͡sɐn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
大地震
- large earthquake (typically with a magnitude 7 or greater)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 大 | 地 | 震 |
| おお Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 2 |
しん Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |
Compound of 大 (ō, “great”) + 地震 (jishin, “earthquake”).
Pronunciation
Noun
大地震 • (ōjishin) ←おほぢしん (ofodisin)?
- a large earthquake; typically has a magnitude 7 or greater
- 2010年チリ大地震
- nisen-jū-nen Chiri ōjishin
- 2010 Chile earthquake
- 2010年チリ大地震
Usage notes
- Both readings 大地震 (ōjishin) and 大地震 (daijishin) are common. The NHK insists on reading it as 大地震 (ōjishin).
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 大 | 地 | 震 |
| だい Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 2 |
しん Grade: S |
| on'yomi | ||
Compound of 大 (dai, “great”) + 地震 (jishin, “earthquake”).
Pronunciation
Noun
大地震 • (daijishin) ←だいぢしん (daidisin)?
- a large earthquake; typically has a magnitude 7 or greater
Usage notes
- Both readings 大地震 (ōjishin) and 大地震 (daijishin) are common. The NHK insists on reading it as 大地震 (ōjishin).