事大

Chinese

matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item; work; affair
 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
simp. and trad.
(事大) 		事 大
anagram 大事

Etymology

From Mencius:

惟智者為能以小事大。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
惟智者为能以小事大。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
Wéi zhìzhě wèi néng yǐ xiǎo shìdà. [Pinyin]
It requires a wise [ruler] to be able with a small State to serve a great.

Pronunciation

Verb

事⫽大 (verb-object)

  1. (historical) (of small states) to serve the great country (China)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (事大):
  • → Korean: 사대(事大) (sadae)

Korean

Hanja in this term
事大

Noun

事大 • (sadae) (hangeul 사대)

  1. hanja form? of 사대
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