廣大

廣大

See also: 广大 and 広大

Chinese

		wide; numerous; to spread	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
trad. (廣大)		廣	大
simp. (广大)		广	大

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǎngdà

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong² daai⁶
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): kóng-tāi / kóng-tōa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): guang² dai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǎngdà
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guǎngdà
    • Wade–Giles: kuang³-ta⁴
    • Yale: gwǎng-dà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goangdah
    • Palladius: гуанда (guanda)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwong² daai⁶
    • Yale: gwóng daaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwong² daai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: guong² dai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ taːi̯²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóng-tāi
    • Tâi-lô: kóng-tāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofngdai
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóng-tōa
    • Tâi-lô: kóng-tuā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofngdoa
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: guang² dai⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuáng tăi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ tai³⁵/

Adjective

廣大

1. (of an area) large; vast; wide
2. (of a range) wide; widespread; large-scale
3. (of people) numerous; many; diverse

   • 刊行以來，這本書在港、臺及世界各地的華人中始終擁有廣大的讀者群。 [MSC, trad.]
     刊行以来，这本书在港、台及世界各地的华人中始终拥有广大的读者群。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1965: Pai Hsien-yung, Taipei People, Editor's Preface

     Kānxíng yǐlái, zhè běn shū zài Gǎng, Tái jí shìjiè gèdì de huárén zhōng shǐzhōng yōngyǒu guǎngdà de dúzhěqún. [Pinyin]

     Since publication, this book has acquired a large readership in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Chinese communities the world over.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 廣大

光大 (guāngdà) 宏大 (hóngdà) 巨大 (jùdà) 洪大 (hóngdà) 浩大 (hàodà) 甚大 (shèndà) (literary) 莽莽 (mǎngmǎng) 薄海 (bóhǎi) (literary, figurative, of an area) 寬大／宽大 (kuāndà)

寬闊／宽阔 (kuānkuò) 廣／广 (guǎng) 廣闊／广阔 (guǎngkuò) 無邊／无边 (wúbiān) 蕩／荡 (dàng) (literary, or in compounds) 遼闊／辽阔 (liáokuò) 龐／庞 (páng) (literary, or in compounds) 龐大／庞大 (pángdà)

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Synonyms of 廣大

一系列 (yīxìliè) 不少 (bùshǎo) 不老少 (bùlǎoshǎo) (colloquial) 儦儦 (biāobiāo) (literary) 千千 (qiānqiān) (literary) 千百 (qiānbǎi) (literary) 好些 (hǎoxiē) 好多 (hǎoduō) 孔多 (kǒngduō) (literary) 延延 (yányán) (literary) 很多 (hěnduō) 浩瀚 (hàohàn)

浩繁 (hàofán) 百 (bǎi) 繁多 (fánduō) 萌生 (méngshēng) (literary) 幾多 (Cantonese) 廣／广 (guǎng) (literary, or in compounds) 眾多／众多 (zhòngduō) 許多／许多 (xǔduō) 諸多／诸多 (zhūduō) 颮颮／飑飑 (pòpò) (literary) 𣍐少／𫧃少 (Min Nan)

Antonyms

• (large): 狹小／狭小 (xiáxiǎo)

Derived terms

神通廣大／神通广大 (shéntōng guǎngdà)