序大

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).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): sī-tōa

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-tōa
    • Tâi-lô: sī-tuā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sixdoa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi²²⁻²¹ tua²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁴¹⁻²² tua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²²⁻²¹ tua²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕi³³⁻¹¹ tua³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi³³⁻²¹ tua³³/

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 序大的

序大後生／序大后生

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)

References

1. Macgowan, Rev. John (1883) English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect‎, Amoy, Fuhkien, Qing China, page 517
2. 楊雅儒 (1927), 洪淑苓, editor, 新出賣大燈歌‎, 廈門市(Amoy, Fukien, ROC): 會文堂編輯部, page 3 (ntul-mf0006_g2341203_0004)