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Definition 2024
大都
大都
Chinese
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
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metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
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simp. and trad. (大都) |
大 | 都 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄡ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahdou
- IPA (key): /ta̠⁵¹ toʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: daai6 dou1
- Yale: daaih dōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 dou1
- IPA (key): /tɑːi̯²² tou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Adverb
大都
Etymology 2
From 大 (“big”) + 都 (“city, capital”)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahdu
- IPA (key): /ta̠⁵¹ tu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: daai6 dou1
- Yale: daaih dōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 dou1
- IPA (key): /tɑːi̯²² tou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Proper noun
大都
- (historical) Khanbalik, the capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty at the site of modern downtown Beijing, China