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
Literally: “the person is as tall as a horse is large”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): réngāomǎdà

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄠㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ gou¹ maa⁵ daai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: réngāomǎdà
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄠㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: réngaomǎdà
  - Wade–Giles: jên²-kao¹-ma³-ta⁴
  - Yale: rén-gāu-mǎ-dà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rengaumaadah
  - Palladius: жэньгаомада (žɛnʹgaomada)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ gou¹ maa⁵ daai⁶
  - Yale: yàhn gōu máh daaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ gou¹ maa⁵ daai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ gou¹ ma⁵ dai⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ maː¹³ taːi̯²²/

Idiom

人高馬大

(of a person) tall and big

Synonyms

牛高馬大／牛高马大 (niúgāomǎdà)

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