擴大

See also: 扩大 and 拡大

Chinese

		enlarge	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
trad. (擴大)		擴	大
simp. (扩大)		扩	大

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuòdà

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kwok³ daai⁶, kwong³ daai⁶, kong³ daai⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): kong¹ ai⁵

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khok-thai / khóang-thai
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khok-tāi / khok-tōa / khòng-tāi / khòng-tōa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kuag⁴ dai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuòdà
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuòdà
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuo⁴-ta⁴
    • Yale: kwò-dà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuohdah
    • Palladius: кода (koda)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwok³ daai⁶, kwong³ daai⁶, kong³ daai⁶
    • Yale: kwok daaih, kwong daaih, kong daaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwok⁸ daai⁶, kwong³ daai⁶, kong³ daai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuog³ dai⁶, kuong³ dai⁶, kong³ dai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɔːk̚³ taːi̯²²/, /kʷʰɔːŋ³³ taːi̯²²/, /kʰɔːŋ³³ taːi̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: kong¹ ai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔŋ³³ ai³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khok-thai / khóang-thai
    • Hakka Romanization System: kog` tai / kuang` tai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kog⁵ tai⁴ / kuang³ tai⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰok̚² tʰai̯⁵⁵/, /kʰu̯aŋ³¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khok-tāi
    • Tâi-lô: khok-tāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qokdai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tai²²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tai²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tai³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khok-tōa
    • Tâi-lô: khok-tuā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qokdoa
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tua³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tua²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tua²²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòng-tāi
    • Tâi-lô: khòng-tāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qorngdai
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tai³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tai³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòng-tōa
    • Tâi-lô: khòng-tuā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qorngdoa
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tua³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tua³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kuag⁴ dai⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuak tăi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuak̚²⁻⁴ tai³⁵/

Verb

擴大

1. to expand; to enlarge; to extend; to escalate

   擴大規模／扩大规模  ―  kuòdà guīmó  ―  to expand scale

   擴大影響／扩大影响  ―  kuòdà yǐngxiǎng  ―  to extend influence

   擴大緊張形勢／扩大紧张形势  ―  kuòdà jǐnzhāng xíngshì  ―  to escalate tensions

Synonyms

• 壯大／壮大 (zhuàngdà)
• 廣／广 (literary, or in compounds)
• 張皇／张皇 (zhānghuáng) (literary)
• 擴充／扩充 (kuòchōng)
• 擴展／扩展 (kuòzhǎn)
• 擴張／扩张 (kuòzhāng)
• 放
• 開拓／开拓 (kāituò)

 

Related terms

• 擴建／扩建 (kuòjiàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
擴	大
かく Hyōgaiji	だい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

擴(かく)大(だい) • (kakudai) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 拡大 (“magnification; lengthening; expansion; extension; increase”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
擴	大

Noun

擴大 • (hwakdae) (hangeul 확대)

1. Hanja form^? of 확대 (“expansion”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
擴	大

Verb

擴大

1. chữ Hán form of khuếch đại (“to amplify”).