大量

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	capacity; quantity; amount capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; to measure
simp. and trad. (大量)		大	量

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàliàng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ loeng⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): thai-liong

(Meixian, Guangdong): tai⁴ liong⁴
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dai⁵ lyorng⁵ / dai⁵ lyoeng⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tāi-liōng / tāi-liāng / tōa-liōng / tōa-liāng

(Teochew, Peng'im): dai⁶ liang⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàliàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàliàng
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-liang⁴
  - Yale: dà-lyàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahlianq
  - Palladius: далян (daljan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ loeng⁶
  - Yale: daaih leuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ loeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ lêng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² lœːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-liong
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai liong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ liong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ li̯oŋ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: tai⁴ liong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liɔŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dai⁵ lyorng⁵ [Phonetic: dai⁴ lyorng⁵]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: dāi-liō̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tai¹¹⁻⁴² lyɒŋ¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dai⁵ lyoeng⁵ [Phonetic: dai⁴ lyoeng⁵]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tai²¹⁻⁴² lyøŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-liōng
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-liōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixliong
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ liɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ liɔŋ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ liɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² liɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-liāng
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-liāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixliang
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ liaŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-liōng
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-liōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doaxliong
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ liɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² liɔŋ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ liɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ liɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-liāng
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-liāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doaxliang
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ liaŋ²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dai⁶ liang⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tăi liăng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tai³⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ³⁵/

Adjective

大量

great amount of; large quantity of; large number of; a lot of
發表大量文章／发表大量文章 ― fābiǎo dàliàng wénzhāng ― to publish a large number of articles

大量財物被盜。／大量财物被盗。 ― Dàliàng cáiwù bèi dào. ― A large amount of property was stolen.

這個建議會耗去大量的人力和財力。 [MSC, trad.]
这个建议会耗去大量的人力和财力。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè ge jiànyì huì hào qù dàliàng de rénlì hé cáilì. [Pinyin]
This proposal will consume a lot of manpower and financial resources.
magnanimous; generous

Synonyms

(great amount of; large quantity of; large number of; a lot of):

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千千萬萬 / 千千万万 (qiānqiānwànwàn) (figurative)
大批 (dàpī)
巨量 (jùliàng)
海量 (hǎiliàng)
萬萬 / 万万 (wànwàn) (figurative)

(magnanimous; generous):

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厚道 (hòudào)
大度 (dàdù) (formal)
寬厚 / 宽厚 (kuānhòu)
寬大 / 宽大 (kuāndà)
寬宏 / 宽宏 (kuānhóng)
寬洪 / 宽洪 (kuānhóng)
寬綽 / 宽绰 (kuānchuò) (archaic)

Derived terms

(great amount of; large quantity of; large number of; a lot of):

大量消費期 / 大量消费期 (dàliàng xiāofèi qī)
大量生產 / 大量生产 (dàliàng shēngchǎn)

(magnanimous; generous):

大人大量
大人有大量 (dàrén yǒu dàliàng)
大福大量
寬宏大量 / 宽宏大量 (kuānhóng dàliàng)
寬洪大量 / 宽洪大量

Related terms

大宗 (dàzōng)

Adverb

大量

in a large quantity; in a large number
大量消耗 ― dàliàng xiāohào ― to consume in large quantity

Pronunciation 2

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-niū / tōa-niō͘

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-niū
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-niū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doaxniu
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² niũ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ niũ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ niũ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ niũ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-niō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-niōo
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ niɔ̃²²/

Noun

大量

(Hokkien) large steelyard

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 量 (niū), 量仔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	量
たい Grade: 1	りょう Grade: 4
kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たいりょー [tàíryóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ta̠iɾʲo̞ː]

Adjective

大(たい)量(りょう) • (tairyō) ^{←たいりやう (tairyau)^?}-na (adnominal 大(たい)量(りょう)な (tairyō na), adverbial 大(たい)量(りょう)に (tairyō ni))

mass, massive
- 2025 August 13 (last accessed), 村上誠一郎 [Seiichiro Murakami], quotee, “第217回国会　参議院　本会議　第16号　令和7年4月25日 [217th Diet House of Councilors Plenary Session No. 16 April 25, 2025]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎^[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library]:
  大規模災害では、避難所運営などの災害対応業務が大量に発生いたします。
  Daikibo saigai de wa, hinanjo un'ei nado no saigai taiō gyōmu ga tairyō ni hassei itashi masu.
  In the event of a large-scale disaster, a large amount of disaster response work will occur, such as operating evacuation shelters.
(obsolete) broad-minded

Inflection

Inflection of 大量
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	大量だろ	たいりょうだろ	tairyō daro
Continuative (連用形)	大量で	たいりょうで	tairyō de
Terminal (終止形)	大量だ	たいりょうだ	tairyō da
Attributive (連体形)	大量な	たいりょうな	tairyō na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	大量なら	たいりょうなら	tairyō nara
Imperative (命令形)	大量であれ	たいりょうであれ	tairyō de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	大量ではない大量じゃない	たいりょうではないたいりょうじゃない	tairyō de wa nai tairyō ja nai
Informal past	大量だった	たいりょうだった	tairyō datta
Informal negative past	大量ではなかった大量じゃなかった	たいりょうではなかったたいりょうじゃなかった	tairyō de wa nakatta tairyō ja nakatta
Formal	大量です	たいりょうです	tairyō desu
Formal negative	大量ではありません大量じゃありません	たいりょうではありませんたいりょうじゃありません	tairyō de wa arimasen tairyō ja arimasen
Formal past	大量でした	たいりょうでした	tairyō deshita
Formal negative past	大量ではありませんでした大量じゃありませんでした	たいりょうではありませんでしたたいりょうじゃありませんでした	tairyō de wa arimasen deshita tairyō ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	大量で	たいりょうで	tairyō de
Conditional	大量なら（ば）	たいりょうなら（ば）	tairyō nara (ba)
Provisional	大量だったら	たいりょうだったら	tairyō dattara
Volitional	大量だろう	たいりょうだろう	tairyō darō
Adverbial	大量に	たいりょうに	tairyō ni
Degree	大量さ	たいりょうさ	tairyōsa

Noun

大(たい)量(りょう) • (tairyō) ^{←たいりやう (tairyau)^?}

large amounts
大(たい)量(りょう)破(は)壊(かい)兵(へい)器(き)
tairyō hakai heiki
Weapon of mass destruction

Antonyms

小(しょう)量(りょう) (shōryō)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“大量”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
大	量

Noun

大量 • (daeryang) (hangeul 대량)

hanja form^? of 대량 (“large amounts”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
大	量

Noun

大量

chữ Hán form of đại lượng (“quantity”)

Adjective

大量

chữ Hán form of đại lượng (“generous; magnanimous”)

[SMK7-1] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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