大器

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	device; tool; utensil
trad. (大器)		大	器
simp. #(大器)		大	器

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ hei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàcì
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: dà-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahchih
    • Palladius: даци (daci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 大器 大氣／大气

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ hei³
    • Yale: daaih hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² hei̯³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 大氣／大气 大器 大戲／大戏

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 大器

1. (archaic) treasure (especially jade tablets, stone ornaments, bells, cauldrons, etc.)
2. (archaic, philosophy) laws of nature; laws of heaven
3. (figuratively) person of great talent

Synonyms

• (laws of nature): 天道 (tiāndào)

Derived terms

(deprecated template usage)