大勢

See also: 大势

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	conditions; influence; tendency
trad. (大勢)		大	勢
simp. (大势)		大	势

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàshì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ sai³
Min Nan (POJ): tāi-sè / tāi-sì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: dàshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    大勢／大势
    大士
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ sai³
  - Yale: daaih sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ sai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ sei³
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² sɐi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-sè
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixsex
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /taɪ⁴¹⁻²² se⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /taɪ³³⁻¹¹ se¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /taɪ²²⁻²¹ se²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /taɪ³³⁻²¹ se²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-sì
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-sì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixsix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /taɪ²²⁻²¹ ɕi²¹/

Noun

大勢

general trend

Derived terms

大勢已去／大势已去 (dàshìyǐqù)
大勢已定／大势已定

大勢所趨／大势所趋
天下大勢／天下大势

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
大	勢
おお Grade: 1	ぜい Grade: 5
yutōyomi

Likely a shift in reading of taizei below, adopting the native-Japanese kun'yomi of ō for the first character.

Pronunciation

Yutōyomi
- (Tokyo) おおぜー [òózéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
- (Tokyo) おおぜー [òózéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [o̞ːze̞ː]

The pitch accent pattern is 0 when used as an adverb.

Adverb

大勢 (hiragana おおぜい, rōmaji ōzei, historical hiragana おほぜい)

in a crowd, as a crowd
ツーリストが門 (もん)の前 (まえ)に大 (おお)勢 (ぜい)集 (あつ)まる
tsūrisuto ga mon no mae ni ōzei atsumaru
the tourists gather in a crowd in front of the gate

Noun

大勢 (hiragana おおぜい, rōmaji ōzei, historical hiragana おほぜい)

a crowd, a large number of people
大 (おお)勢 (ぜい)の前 (まえ)で演 (えん)奏 (そう)する
ōzei no mae de ensō suru
to perform in front of a crowd

Derived terms

大 (おお)勢 (ぜい)順 (じゅん)応 (のう) (ōzei junnō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大	勢
たい Grade: 1	ぜい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Shift in reading of taisei below. Ultimately from Middle Chinese 大勢 (MC dɑi^H ɕiᴇi^H). Uses the kan'yōon of zei for the second character, indicating a shift in pronunciation after borrowing.

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) たいぜー [tàízéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
- (Tokyo) たいぜー [tàízéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ta̠ize̞ː]

Noun

大勢 (hiragana たいぜい, rōmaji taizei)

a crowd, a large number of people

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
大	勢
たい Grade: 1	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 大勢 (MC dɑi^H ɕiᴇi^H). The kan'on, so likely the reading as borrowed from Chinese.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) たいせー [tàíséé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ta̠ise̞ː]

Noun

大勢 (hiragana たいせい, rōmaji taisei)

the general trend or situation, the zeitgeist, the current of the times
大 (たい)勢 (せい)に従 (したが)う、大 (たい)勢 (せい)に逆 (さか)らう
taisei ni shitagau, taisei ni sakarau
to conform with the trend / go with the flow, to buck the trend / to swim against the current
a major authority, influence, or power
(business, stocks) a major swing or trend in prices lasting at least half the year
see also 中勢 (chūsei, “a medium-term swing or trend in prices”)

References

1 2 3 4 5 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[DJR-1] 1 2 3 4 5 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN