人高馬大

See also: 人高马大

Chinese

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|- ! !man; person; people !high; tall !horse; surname

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big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor

|- !trad. (人高馬大) | 人 | 高 | 馬 | 大 |- !simp. (人高马大) | 人 | 高 | 马 | 大 |}

Etymology

Literally: the person is as tall as a horse is large

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): réngāomǎdà

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄠㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ gou¹ maa⁵ daai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: réngāomǎdà
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄠㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rengaumaadah
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ta̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ gou¹ maa⁵ daai⁶
  - Yale: yàhn gōu máh daaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ gou¹ maa⁵ daai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ gou¹ ma⁵ dai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ mɑː¹³ tɑːi̯²²/

Idiom

人高馬大

(of a person) unusually tall

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