大一統

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See also: 大一统

Chinese

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big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
to unite; united; unified
trad. (大一統) 一統
simp. (大一统) 一统
anagram 大統一大统一

Etymology

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In the original context of the Gongyang as exegesis of the Chunqiu, the character () was typically used as a verb meaning "to magnify; to aggrandize; to praise", as in the following passage:

元年正月。」……正月大一統 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
元年正月。」……正月大一统 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Gongyang, c. 206 BCE– 9 CE
“yuánnián chūn wáng zhēngyuè.”...... Hé yán hū wáng zhēngyuè? Dà yītǒng yě. [Pinyin]
(It is written) "Year One, spring, The King's First Month." … What is meant by the very mentioning of "The King's First Month"? To magnify Unity.

In current usage is re-analysed as the modifier of 一統.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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大一統

  1. unification (of a nation)
  2. any large-scale unification
  3. (physics) (理論) Alternative form of 大統一大统一 (dàtǒngyī)

Anagrams

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