大條
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Chinese[edit]
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article | ||
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trad. (大條) | 大 | 條 | |
simp. (大条) | 大 | 条 |
Etymology[edit]
Originally Hokkien, as used in the expression 代誌大條/代志大条 (tāi-chì tōa tiâu, “there is big trouble”).
Pronunciation 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
大條
Derived terms[edit]
Pronunciation 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
大條
References[edit]
- Embree, Bernard L.M. (1973) “tōa-tiâu”, in A Dictionary of Southern Min (overall work in Hokkien, English, and Mandarin), Hong Kong: Hong Kong Language Institute, page 272.