大概
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
general; approximate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大概/大槪) | 大 | 概/槪 | |
| simp. (大概) | 大 | 概 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): daai6 koi3 / daai6 koi3-2
- Hakka
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dai5 kai4
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6da-ke
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàgài
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàgài
- Wade–Giles: ta4-kai4
- Yale: dà-gài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahgay
- Palladius: дагай (dagaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 koi3 / daai6 koi3-2
- Yale: daaih koi / daaih kói
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 koi3 / daai6 koi3-2
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 koi3 / dai6 koi3-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² kʰɔːi̯³³/, /taːi̯²² kʰɔːi̯³³⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khói
- Hakka Romanization System: tai koiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: tai4 koi3
- Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰoi̯³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: tai˖ koiˊ
- Sinological IPA: /tʰai³³ kʰoi²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: tai3 koi3
- Sinological IPA: /tʰaɪ³¹ kʰoɪ³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: dai5 kai4 [Phonetic: dai1 kai4]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: dāi-ka̍i
- Sinological IPA (key): /tai¹¹⁻⁵⁵ kʰai⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: dai5 kai4 [Phonetic: dai1 kai4]
- Sinological IPA (key): /tai²¹⁻⁵⁵ kʰai⁴²/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-khài
- Tâi-lô: tāi-khài
- Phofsit Daibuun: daixqaix
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² kʰai⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ kʰai¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ kʰai²¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ kʰai²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-kài
- Tâi-lô: tāi-kài
- Phofsit Daibuun: daixkaix
- IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ kai¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ kai²¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: dai6 kai3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tăi khài
- Sinological IPA (key): /tai³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰai²¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Wu
Adverb
大概
- approximately; roughly; about
- 誠偽是品性，卻又是態度。從前論人誠偽，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《論誠意》
- Chéngwěi shì pǐnxìng, què yòu shì tàidù. Cóngqián lùn rén chéngwěi, dàgài jiù pǐnxìng éryán. [Pinyin]
- Sincerity and hypocrisy make up our moral character, but they also inform our attitude. In the past, when talking of sincerity and hypocrisy, discussions centred mostly on moral character.
诚伪是品性，却又是态度。从前论人诚伪，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, simp.]
- probably; likely
Synonyms
- (approximately):
- 上下 (shàngxià)
- 光景 (guāngjǐng)
- 前後 / 前后 (qiánhòu) (of a point in or period of time)
- 參差 / 参差 (cēncī) (literary)
- 大抵 (dàdǐ)
- 大率 (dàshuài) (literary)
- 大約 / 大约 (dàyuē)
- 大約摸 / 大约摸 (dàyuēmō) (colloquial)
- 大約摸捉 / 大约摸捉 (Shanghainese)
- 大約莫 / 大约莫 (colloquial)
- 大致 (dàzhì)
- 左右 (zuǒyòu)
- 模樣 / 模样
- 無慮 / 无虑 (wúlǜ) (literary)
- 約摸 / 约摸 (yuēmo)
- 約略 / 约略 (yuēlüè)
- 約莫 / 约莫 (yuēmo)
* agak (Hokkien, Teochew)
- (probably):
Noun
大概
Adjective
大概
- (attributive) approximate; rough
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) generous; magnanimous
Synonyms
See also
Further reading
- “大概”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 大 | 概 |
| たい Grade: 1 |
がい Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 大槪 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
大概 • (taigai)
Adverb
大概 • (taigai)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 大 | 概 |
Adverb
大概
Adjective
大概