大士
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
scholar; warrior; knight | ||
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| simp. and trad. (大士) |
大 | 士 | |
Etymology 1
Calque of Sanskrit महापुरुष (mahāpuruṣa).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàshì
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàshìh
- Wade–Giles: ta4-shih4
- Yale: dà-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahshyh
- Palladius: даши (daši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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大勢 / 大势
大士
- (Standard Chinese)
Noun
大士
- (literary, Buddhism) Avalokiteśvara
- (literary, Buddhism) Bodhisattva
- (literary) distinguished man; man of accomplishment
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Malay Tuas, via a southern dialect, where the pronunciation of 大 phonetically resembles the Malay source.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Dàshì
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dàshìh
- Wade–Giles: Ta4-shih4
- Yale: Dà-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahshyh
- Palladius: Даши (Daši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa-sū
- Tâi-lô: Tuā-sū
- Phofsit Daibuun: doaxsu
- IPA (Singapore): /tua²²⁻²¹ su²²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Proper noun
大士
- Tuas (a planning area in the West Region, Singapore)