事大

Chinese

		matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (事大)		事	大
anagram		大事

Etymology

From Mencius:

惟智者為能以小事大。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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惟智者为能以小事大。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

Wéi zhìzhě wèi néng yǐ xiǎo shìdà. [Pinyin]

It requires a wise [ruler] to be able with a small State to serve a great.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìdà

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄉㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ daai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìdà
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhdà
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-ta⁴
    • Yale: shr̀-dà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhdah
    • Palladius: шида (šida)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si⁶ daai⁶
    • Yale: sih daaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ daai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ dai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²² taːi̯²²/

Verb

事⫽大 (verb-object)

1. (historical) (of small states) to serve the great country (China)

Derived terms

• 事大主義 / 事大主义 (shìdà zhǔyì)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (事大):

• → Korean: 사대(事大) (sadae)

Korean

Hanja in this term
事	大

Noun

事大 • (sadae) (hangeul 사대)

1. hanja form^? of 사대