大約

大約

See also: 大约

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (大約)		大	約
simp. (大约)		大	约

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàyuē

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ joek³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-yok
• Min Nan (POJ): tāi-iok / tāi-iak

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dàyuē
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahiue
    • IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ y̯œ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ joek³
    • Yale: daaih yeuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ joek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ yêg³
    • IPA ^(key): /täːi̯²² jœ̽ːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-yok
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai iog`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai<sup>4</sup> yog<sup>5</sup>
    • IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ i̯ok̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-yok
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai (r)iog`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ yog⁵
    • IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ (j)i̯ok̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-iok
    • Tâi-lô: tāi-iok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daixiog
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /taɪ³³⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /taɪ²²⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /taɪ³³⁻¹¹ iɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /taɪ⁴¹⁻²² iɔk̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-iak
    • Tâi-lô: tāi-iak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daixiag
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /taɪ²²⁻²¹ iak̚³²/

Adverb

大約

1. approximately; about; or so; or thereabouts
2. probably; likely

Synonyms

• (about): 大概 (dàgài)