大雄

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Chinese

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big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
heroic; male
simp. and trad.
(大雄)

Etymology

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Calque of Sanskrit महावीर (mahāvīra, great hero).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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大雄

  1. (Jainism) Mahavira
  2. (Buddhism) an epithet for the Buddha