大白鯊

See also: 大白鲨

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	shark
trad. (大白鯊)		大	白	鯊
simp. (大白鲨)		大	白	鲨

Etymology

Probably a calque of English great white shark.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàbáishā

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ baak⁶ saa¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-pe̍h-soa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dua⁷ bêh⁸ sua¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàbáishā
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàbáisha
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-pai²-sha¹
    • Yale: dà-bái-shā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahbairsha
    • Palladius: дабайша (dabajša)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ baak⁶ saa¹
    • Yale: daaih baahk sā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ baak⁹ saa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ bag⁶ sa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² paːk̚² saː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-pe̍h-soa
    • Tâi-lô: tuā-pe̍h-sua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doaxpeqsoaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sua³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ sua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sua⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dua⁷ bêh⁸ sua¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tuā pe̍h sua
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tua¹¹ peʔ⁴⁻² sua³³/

Noun

大白鯊

1. great white shark