大人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	人

Noun

大人 (hiragana おとな, romaji otona)

1. an adult

Noun

大人 (hiragana うし, romaji ushi)

1. an honorific title for a scholar or teacher

Noun

大人 (hiragana たいじん, romaji taijin)

1. a large person; a giant
2. an adult
3. a person of high rank; a noble
4. an honorific title for a scholar or teacher

Noun

大人 (hiragana たいにん, romaji tainin)

1. an adult

References

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
大人

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ ta˥˩ʐɛn˧˥ ]

Noun

大人 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin dàrén)

1. (Elementary Mandarin) an adult; a grown-up
2. Your Excellency; His Excellency

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
• "大人" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2008-08-17.

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Min Nan

simpl. and trad.
大人

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ tua˨˩laŋ˧˥ ]

Noun

大人 (traditional and simplified, POJ tōa-lâng)

1. an adult; a grown-up

References

• "大人" (in Taiwanese/Mandarin/English), On-line Taiwanese/Mandarin Dictionary (Tai-gi hôa-gí sòaⁿ-téng sû-tián). URL accessed on 2008-08-17.

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Wu

simpl. and trad.
大人

Pronunciation

• (vernacular, Shanghai) IPA: [ duɲɪɲ ]
• (literary, Shanghai) IPA: [ dazən ]

Noun

大人

1. an adult; a grown-up (colloquial)
2. Your Excellency; His Excellency (literary)