大家

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term
大 家

Noun [edit]

大家 (hiragana おおや, romaji ōya)

  1. a housekeeper, the owner of the rental house, or rooms.

Mandarin [edit]

simpl. and trad.
大家

Etymology [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

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  • IPA: [ ta˥˩tɕia˥˥ ]

Noun [edit]

大家 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin dàjiā)

  1. (Beginning Mandarin) everyone; everybody
    請大家保持安靜。 (trad.)
    请大家保持安静。 (simp.)
    Qǐng dàjiā bǎochí ānjìng
    Would everyone please keep quiet.
  2. (Beginning Mandarin) a master

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  • 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:
  • "大家" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-06-16.
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