大堂

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	(main) hall; large room
simp. and trad. (大堂)		大	堂

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàtáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ tong⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-thòng
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): dua⁷ deng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàtáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàtáng
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-tʻang²
    • Yale: dà-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtarng
    • Palladius: датан (datan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ tong⁴
    • Yale: daaih tòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ tong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ tong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² tʰɔːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-thòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai tongˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ tong²
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ tʰoŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dua⁷ deng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tuā tṳ̂ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tua¹¹ tɯŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

大堂

1. hall; lobby

Etymology 2

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	(main) hall; large room
simp. and trad. (大堂)		大	堂

Short for 大教堂 (daai6 gaau3 tong4-2, “cathedral”)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ tong^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ tong^4-2
    • Yale: daaih tóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ tong^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ tong^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² tʰɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Proper noun

大堂

1. Alternative name for Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, Macau
2. Alternative name for Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hong Kong)