大條
Chinese
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大條) | 大 | 條 | |
| simp. (大条) | 大 | 条 | |
Etymology
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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàtiáo
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàtiáo
- Wade–Giles: ta4-tʻiao2
- Yale: dà-tyáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtyau
- Palladius: датяо (datjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 tiu4
- Yale: daaih tìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 tiu4
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 tiu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² tʰiːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
大條
- (informal) careless; incautious; negligent
Derived terms
- 神經大條 / 神经大条
Pronunciation 2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-tiâu
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-tiâu
- Tâi-lô: tuā-tiâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: doaxdiaau
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ tiau²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ tiau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
大條
References
- 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.