大概

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	general; approximate
trad. (大概)		大	概
simp. #(大概)		大	概

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàgài

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ koi³ / daai⁶ koi^3-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-khói
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tāi-khài / tāi-kài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàgài
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàgài
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-kai⁴
    • Yale: dà-gài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahgay
    • Palladius: дагай (dagaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ koi³ / daai⁶ koi^3-2
    • Yale: daaih koi / daaih kói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ koi³ / daai⁶ koi^3-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ koi³ / dai⁶ koi^3-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² kʰɔːi̯³³/, /taːi̯²² kʰɔːi̯³³⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khói
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai koi`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ koi³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰoi̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-khài / tāi-kài
    • Tâi-lô: tāi-khài / tāi-kài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daixqaix, daixkaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ kʰai²¹/, /tai²²⁻²¹ kai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² kʰai⁴¹/, /tai⁴¹⁻²² kai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ kʰai²¹/, /tai²²⁻²¹ kai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ kʰai¹¹/, /tai³³⁻¹¹ kai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ kʰai²¹/, /tai³³⁻²¹ kai²¹/

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 大概

1. approximately; roughly; about

   • 誠偽是品性，卻又是態度。從前論人誠偽，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, trad.]
     诚伪是品性，却又是态度。从前论人诚伪，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《論誠意》

     Chéngwěi shì pǐnxìng, què yòu shì tàidù. Cóngqián lùn rén chéngwěi, dàgài jiù pǐnxìng éryán. [Pinyin]

     Sincerity and hypocrisy make up our moral character, but they also inform our attitude. In the past, when talking of sincerity and hypocrisy, discussions centred mostly on moral character.

2. probably; likely

Synonyms

• (approximately): 大抵 (dàdǐ), 大約／大约 (dàyuē), 大致 (dàzhì), 光景 (guāngjǐng), 約略／约略 (yuēlüè) 約摸／约摸 (yuēmo), 左右 (zuǒyòu)
• (probably): 大約／大约 (dàyuē)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 大概

1. general idea; rough idea

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 大概

1. approximate; rough
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien Southern Min) generous; magnanimous

Antonyms

• (approximate): 大抵 (dàdǐ), 大約／大约 (dàyuē), 大致 (dàzhì), 約略／约略 (yuēlüè), 約摸／约摸 (yuēmo), 左右 (zuǒyòu)

Related terms

• 概括 (gàikuò)
• 籠統／笼统 (lǒngtǒng)

Further reading

• “Entry #50284”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	概
たい Grade: 1	がい Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
大槪 (kyūjitai)

Noun

大(たい)概(がい) • (taigai) 

1. generality

Adverb

大(たい)概(がい) or 大概(adverb) • (taigai or adverb) [[Category:Japanese
|たいかい]]

1. mostly, in general

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
大	概

Adverb

大概

1. chữ Hán form of đại khái (“The big idea; In general; generally; overall”).

Adjective

大概

1. chữ Hán form of đại khái (“perfunctory”).