大器

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	device; tool; utensil
simp. and trad. (大器)		大	器

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàqì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ hei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: dàqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahchih
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    大器
    大氣／大气
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ hei³
  - Yale: daaih hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ héi³
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² hei̯³³/
  - Homophones:
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    大氣／大气
    大器
    大戲／大戏

Noun

大器

(archaic) treasure (especially jade tablets, stone ornaments, bells, cauldrons, etc.)
(archaic, philosophy) laws of nature; laws of heaven
(figuratively) great talent

Synonyms

(laws of nature): 天道 (tiāndào)

Derived terms

大器晚成 (dàqìwǎnchéng)

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