大使

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Chinese

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
messenger
simp. and trad.
(大使)
使
Wikipedia has an article on:

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

大使

  1. ambassador (minister, messenger or corporate representative)
    中國大使中国大使  ―  Zhōngguó zhù Měi dàshǐ  ―  the Chinese Ambassador to the United States
Derived terms
[edit]
[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
to spend
simp. and trad.
(大使)
使
alternative forms 大駛大驶
大洗

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

大使

  1. (Cantonese) lavish; extravagant; profuse; wasteful

Verb

[edit]

大使

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka) to spend money lavishly; to spend uncontrollably

Japanese

[edit]
Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja
Kanji in this term
使
たい
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

(たい)使() (taishi

  1. ambassador

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

[edit]
Hanja in this term
使

Noun

[edit]

大使 (daesa or McCune-Reischauer: taesa or Yale: tāysa) (hangeul 대사)

  1. hanja form? of 대사 (ambassador)

Vietnamese

[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
使

Noun

[edit]

大使

  1. chữ Hán form of đại sứ (ambassador).