大興
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大興) | 大 | 興 | |
| simp. (大兴) | 大 | 兴 | |
Etymology
- "counterfeit"
- Possibly after the Daxing Street near the old Shanghai South Railway Station, where many counterfeit goods were being sold.
- Another theory is that the word originated from slang among criminal gangs.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): daai6 hing1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-heng
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6da-shin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàxīng
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàsing
- Wade–Giles: ta4-hsing1
- Yale: dà-syīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahshing
- Palladius: дасин (dasin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 hing1
- Yale: daaih hīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 hing1
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 hing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² hɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-heng
- Tâi-lô: tuā-hing
- Phofsit Daibuun: doaxhefng
- IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² hiɪŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Verb
大興
Derived terms
Adjective
大興
- (Wu) fake; counterfeit
Derived terms
- 大興卡 / 大兴卡
- 開大興 / 开大兴
Proper noun
大興