大一統

See also: 大一统

Chinese

	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	to unite; united; unified
trad. (大一統)	大	一統
simp. (大一统)	大	一统
anagram	大統一／大统一

Etymology

In the original context of the Gongyang as exegesis of the Spring and Autumn Annals, the character 大 (dà) was typically used as a verb meaning "to magnify; to aggrandize; to praise", as in the following passage:

「元年春王正月。」……何言乎王正月？大一統也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

「元年春王正月。」……何言乎王正月？大一统也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Commentary of Gongyang, c. 206 BCE– 9 CE

“yuánnián chūn wáng zhēngyuè.”...... Hé yán hū wáng zhēngyuè? Dà yītǒng yě. [Pinyin]

(It is written) "Year One, spring, The King's First Month." … What is meant by the very mentioning of "The King's First Month"? To magnify Unity.

In current usage 大 is re-analysed as the modifier of 一統.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàyītǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄊㄨㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ jat¹ tong²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàyītǒng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄊㄨㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàyitǒng
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-i¹-tʻung³
  - Yale: dà-yī-tǔng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahitoong
  - Palladius: даитун (daitun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ i⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ jat¹ tong²
  - Yale: daaih yāt tóng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ jat⁷ tong²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ yed¹ tong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːŋ³⁵/

Noun

大一統

unification (of a nation)
大一統王朝／大一统王朝 ― dàyītǒng wángcháo ― dynasties of great unification (in Chinese history)
- 《春秋》大一統者，天地之常經，古今之通誼也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  《春秋》大一统者，天地之常经，古今之通谊也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE
  “Chūnqiū” dàyītǒng zhě, tiāndì zhī cháng jīng, gǔjīn zhī tōng yì yě. [Pinyin]
  The notion of “great unity” which underlies The Spring and Autumn Annals is the constant norm applicable equally to past and present.
- 豈非天造地設，以俟大一統之君，而開千萬世之偉觀者歟？ [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  岂非天造地设，以俟大一统之君，而开千万世之伟观者欤？ [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1374, 宋濂 (Song Lian), 《閱江樓記》
  Qǐfēi tiānzàodìshè, yǐ sì dàyītǒng zhī jūn, ér kāi qiānwànshì zhī wěi guān zhě yú? [Pinyin]
  Is this not something crafted by heaven and earth, awaiting a ruler of grand unification to inaugurate a magnificent spectacle for myriad generations henceforth?
any large-scale unification (Can we add an example for this sense?)
(physics) (～理論) Alternative form of 大統一 / 大统一 (dàtǒngyī)

Anagrams

大統一 / 大统一 (dàtǒngyī)