大王
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
king; Wang (proper name) | ||
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simp. and trad. (大王) |
大 | 王 |
Pronunciation 1
Noun
大王
Pronunciation 2
Noun
大王
- (historical) monarch; king
- 屠羊說曰:「大王失國,非臣之罪,故不敢伏其誅;大王反國,非臣之功,故不敢當其賞。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Tú yáng Yuè yuē: “Dàiwang shī guó, fēi chén zhī zuì, gù bùgǎn fú qí zhū; dàiwang fǎn guó, fēi chén zhī gōng, gù bùgǎn dāng qí shǎng.” [Pinyin]
- Yue said, 'It was not through any crime of mine that the king lost his kingdom, and therefore I did not dare to submit to the death (which would have been mine if I had remained in the capital). And it was not through any service of mine that he recovered his kingdom, and therefore I do not dare to count myself worthy of any reward from him.'
屠羊说曰:「大王失国,非臣之罪,故不敢伏其诛;大王反国,非臣之功,故不敢当其赏。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (historical, or in novels and operas) ringleader; chief; king
- (historical, Netherland East Indies) governor general
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 王 |
だい Grade: 1 |
おう Grade: 1 |
goon |
Noun
- (monarchy) a "great king" (used in the titles of or as the term of address for some kings, and also as a translation of English "the Great")
- アレクサンドロス大王
- Arekusandorosu Daiō
- Alexander the Great
- 2001 March 10 [1998 December 16], Motohiro Katou, “ミネルヴァの梟 [Owl of Minerva]”, in Q.E.D. 証明終了 (Q.E.D. 証明終了) [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], 9th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 102:
- クラブのKはマケドニアのアレクサンダー大王
- Kurabu no kingu wa Makedonia no Arekusandā Daiō
- The king of clubs is Alexander the Great of Macedonia
- クラブのKはマケドニアのアレクサンダー大王
- アレクサンドロス大王
- (monarchy) a "great prince" (used in the titles of some ruling princes)
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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