大勢

大勢

See also: 大势

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
trad. (大勢)		大	勢
simp. (大势)		大	势

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ sai³
• Min Nan (POJ): tāi-sè / tāi-sì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: dàshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahshyh
    • IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ sai³
    • Yale: daaih sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ sei³
    • IPA ^(key): /täːi̯²² sɐi̯³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-sè
    • Tâi-lô: tāi-sè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daixsex
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /taɪ⁴¹⁻²² se⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /taɪ³³⁻¹¹ se¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /taɪ²²⁻²¹ se²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /taɪ³³⁻²¹ se²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-sì
    • Tâi-lô: tāi-sì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daixsix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /taɪ²²⁻²¹ ɕi²¹/

Noun

大勢

1. general trend

Derived terms

大勢已去／大势已去 (dàshìyǐqù) 大勢已定／大势已定

大勢所趨／大势所趋 (dàshìsuǒqū) 天下大勢／天下大势

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
大	勢
おお Grade: 1	ぜい Grade: 5
yutōyomi

Likely a shift in reading of taizei below, adopting the native-Japanese kun'yomi of ō for the first character.

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
  • (Tokyo) おおぜ​ー [òózéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) おおぜー [òózéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [o̞ːze̞ː]

• The pitch accent pattern is 0 when used as an adverb.

Adverb

大勢 (hiragana おおぜい, rōmaji ōzei, historical hiragana おほぜい)

1. in a crowd, as a crowd

   ツーリストが門 (もん)の前 (まえ)に大 (おお)勢 (ぜい)集 (あつ)まる

   tsūrisuto ga mon no mae ni ōzei atsumaru

   the tourists gather in a crowd in front of the gate

Noun

大勢 (hiragana おおぜい, rōmaji ōzei, historical hiragana おほぜい)

1. a crowd, a large number of people

   大 (おお)勢 (ぜい)の前 (まえ)で演 (えん)奏 (そう)する

   ōzei no mae de ensō suru

   to perform in front of a crowd

Derived terms

• 大 (おお)勢 (ぜい)順 (じゅん)応 (のう) (ōzei junnō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大	勢
たい Grade: 1	ぜい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Shift in reading of taisei below. Ultimately from Middle Chinese 大勢 (MC dɑi^H ɕiᴇi^H). Uses the kan'yōon of zei for the second character, indicating a shift in pronunciation after borrowing.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) たいぜ​ー [tàízéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) たいぜー [tàízéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ta̠ize̞ː]

Noun

大勢 (hiragana たいぜい, rōmaji taizei)

1. a crowd, a large number of people

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
大	勢
たい Grade: 1	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 大勢 (MC dɑi^H ɕiᴇi^H). The kan'on, so likely the reading as borrowed from Chinese.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) たいせー [tàíséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ta̠ise̞ː]

Noun

大勢 (hiragana たいせい, rōmaji taisei)

1. the general trend or situation, the zeitgeist, the current of the times

   大 (たい)勢 (せい)に従 (したが)う、大 (たい)勢 (せい)に逆 (さか)らう

   taisei ni shitagau, taisei ni sakarau

   to conform with the trend / go with the flow, to buck the trend / to swim against the current

2. a major authority, influence, or power
3. (business, stocks) a major swing or trend in prices lasting at least half the year

   see also 中勢 (chūsei, “a medium-term swing or trend in prices”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN