序大

Chinese

order; sequence; preface
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
simp. and trad.
(序大)
alternative forms 是大
祀大
視大视大

Etymology

From ellipsis of () + 大人 (tōa-lâng).[1][2]

Pronunciation


Adjective

序大

  1. (Hokkien) old; senior
  2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Penang and Philippine Hokkien) eldest within the same generation (such as among siblings or cousins)

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Noun

序大

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) older generation

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See also

References

  1. ^ Macgowan, John (1883) “Superior, (in age) 是大 sī toā”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect (overall work in English and Hokkien), Amoy, China: A. A. Marcal, page 517
  2. ^ 楊雅儒 (1927) 洪淑苓, editor, 新出賣大燈歌[1], 廈門市(Amoy, Fukien, ROC): 會文堂編輯部, page 3 (ntul-mf0006_g2341203_0004)