大塊

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	piece; chunk; lump piece; chunk; lump; (a measure word, for cloth, cake, soap); (measure word for chunks, lumps); yuan (unit of currency); fast (of a watch); swift; rapid; happy; joyful; soon; quick
trad. (大塊)		大	塊
simp. (大块)		大	块

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàkuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ faai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàkuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàkuài
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-kʻuai⁴
    • Yale: dà-kwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahkuay
    • Palladius: дакуай (dakuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ faai³
    • Yale: daaih faai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ faai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ fai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² faːi̯³³/

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• Middle Chinese: dajH|daH khwojH

Rime
Character	大	大	塊
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	定 (7)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	泰 (25)	歌 (94)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	I	I
Fanqie	徒蓋切	唐佐切	苦對切
Baxter	dajH	daH	khwojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑiH/	/dɑH/	/kʰuʌiH/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑiH/	/dɑH/	/kʰuoiH/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑiH/	/dɑH/	/kʰuɒiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dajH/	/daH/	/kʰwəjH/
Li Rong	/dɑiH/	/dɑH/	/kʰuᴀiH/
Wang Li	/dɑiH/	/dɑH/	/kʰuɒiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/dʱɑiH/	/dʱɑH/	/kʰuɑ̆iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dài	duò	kuì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	daai6	do6	fui3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*lˤat-s|lˤa[t]-s  [kʰ]ˤ<r>uj-s|[kʰ]ˤuj-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*daːds  kʰuːls|kʰruːds/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	大	大	塊	塊
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dà	dà	kuài	kuài
Middle Chinese	‹ daH ›	‹ dajH ›	‹ khwɛjH ›	‹ khwojH ›
Old Chinese	/*lˁat-s/ (MC F!)	/*lˁa[t]-s/	/*[kʰ]ˁ<r>uj-s/	/*[kʰ]ˁuj-s/
English	big	big	clod, lump	clod; lump
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	大	大	塊	塊
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/2	2/2
No.	1934	1939	4666	4676
Phonetic component	大	大	鬼	鬼
Rime group	祭	祭	微	隊
Rime subdivision	1	1	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	䭾	大	塊	蒯
Old Chinese	/*daːds/	/*daːds/	/*kʰuːls/	/*kʰruːds/
Notes			說文凷或體	或作墤，廣韻只作墤

Noun

大塊

1. (literary, chiefly Daoism) natural world; universe

   • 夫大塊噫氣，其名為風。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫大块噫气，其名为风。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Fú dàkuài yī qì, qí míng wéi fēng. [Pinyin]

     When the breath of nature comes strongly, it is called wind.

   • 夫大塊載我以形，勞我以生，佚我以老，息我以死。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫大块载我以形，劳我以生，佚我以老，息我以死。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Fú dàkuài zài wǒ yǐ xíng, láo wǒ yǐ shēng, yì wǒ yǐ lǎo, xī wǒ yǐ sǐ. [Pinyin]

     There is the great Mass (of nature) — I find the support of my body on it; my life is spent in toil on it; my old age seeks ease on it; at death I find rest in it

   • 大塊假我以文章。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     大块假我以文章。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th century, Li Bai, 《春夜宴桃李園序》

     Dàkuài jiǎ wǒ yǐ wénzhāng. [Pinyin]

     Nature lends us her beautiful creations.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàkuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-tè / tōa-tèr

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàkuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàkuài
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-kʻuai⁴
    • Yale: dà-kwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahkuay
    • Palladius: дакуай (dakuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-tè
    • Tâi-lô: tuā-tè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doaxdex
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ te²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ te¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ te²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-tèr
    • Tâi-lô: tuā-tèr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² tə⁴¹/

Adjective

大塊

1. large; huge
2. (Mainland China Hokkien) of a tall and big build (of a person)

Synonyms

• (large): (Hokkien) 大角

Derived terms

• 大塊文章／大块文章
• 大塊朵頤／大块朵颐
• 大塊頭／大块头 (dàkuàitóu)

 

Verb

大塊

1. (Mainland China Hokkien) to be conceited; to be arrogant; to be self-important