人高馬大

人高馬大

See also: 人高马大

Chinese

		man; person; people	high; tall	horse; surname	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
trad. (人高馬大)		人	高	馬	大
simp. (人高马大)		人	高	马	大

Etymology

Literally: the person is as tall as a horse is large

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): réngāomǎdà

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ gou¹ maa⁵ daai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: réngāomǎdà
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rengaumaadah
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ gou¹ maa⁵ daai⁶
    • Yale: yàhn gōu máh daaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ gou¹ maa⁵ daai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ gou¹ ma⁵ dai⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ mäː¹³ täːi̯²²/

Idiom

人高馬大

1. (of a person) unusually tall