序大

Chinese

		order; sequence; preface	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (序大)		序	大
alternative forms		是大 祀大 視大／视大

Etymology

From ellipsis of 是 (sī) + 大人 (tōa-lâng).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sī-tōa / sǐ-tōa

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-tōa
    • Tâi-lô: sī-tuā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sixdoa
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /si³³⁻²¹ tua³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /si³³⁻¹¹ tua³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /si²²⁻²¹ tua²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐ-tōa
    • Tâi-lô: sǐ-tuā
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /si³³⁻²² tua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si²² tua⁴¹/

Adjective

序大

1. (Hokkien) old; senior
2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Penang and Philippine Hokkien) eldest within the same generation (such as among siblings or cousins)

Antonyms

• 序細／序细

Derived terms

• 序大人
• 序大後生 / 序大后生
• 序大的

Noun

序大

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) older generation

Synonyms

• 長輩／长辈 (zhǎngbèi)

See also

• 第一 (dì-yī)
• 第二 (dì'èr)
• 第三 (dì-sān)
• 煞尾 (shāwěi)