"大多" meaning in Chinese

See 大多 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /tä⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /taːi̯²² tɔː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tai⁴¹⁻²² tɔ³³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /tai²²⁻²¹ to⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /tua⁴¹⁻²² tɔ³³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /tua²²⁻²¹ to⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /tä⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/, /taːi̯²² tɔː⁵⁵/, /tai⁴¹⁻²² tɔ³³/, /tai²²⁻²¹ to⁴⁴/, /tua⁴¹⁻²² tɔ³³/, /tua²²⁻²¹ to⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: dàduō [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ [Mandarin, bopomofo], daai⁶ do¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tāi-to͘, tāi-to, tōa-to͘, tōa-to, dàduō [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], dàduo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], ta⁴-to¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], dà-dwō [Mandarin, Yale, standard], dahduo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], дадо [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], dado [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], daaih dō [Cantonese, Yale], daai⁶ do¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dai⁶ do¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tāi-to͘ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], tāi-too [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], daixdof [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], tāi-to [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], tāi-to [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], daixdoy [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], tōa-to͘ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], tuā-too [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], doaxdof [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], tōa-to [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], tuā-to [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], doaxdoy [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 大多
  1. mostly; for the most part; on the whole Synonyms: 大抵 (dàdǐ), 大都
    Sense id: en-大多-zh-adv-O~n7LlA8 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "zh-pron": "dahduo"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "дадо"
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      "zh-pron": "dado"
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "daaih dō"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "daai⁶ do¹"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dai⁶ do¹"
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    {
      "ipa": "/taːi̯²² tɔː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāi-to͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāi-too"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daixdof"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai⁴¹⁻²² tɔ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāi-to"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāi-to"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daixdoy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ to⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tōa-to͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tuā-too"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doaxdof"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tua⁴¹⁻²² tɔ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tuā-to"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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        "Xiamen",
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      "ipa": "/taːi̯²² tɔː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai⁴¹⁻²² tɔ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ to⁴⁴/"
    },
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        "standard"
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        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dahduo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дадо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dado"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daaih dō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daai⁶ do¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dai⁶ do¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːi̯²² tɔː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāi-to͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāi-too"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daixdof"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai⁴¹⁻²² tɔ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
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    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "tāi-to"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāi-to"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daixdoy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ to⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tōa-to͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tuā-too"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doaxdof"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tua⁴¹⁻²² tɔ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tōa-to"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tuā-to"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doaxdoy"
    },
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen",
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      "other": "/ tāi-to /"
    },
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      "ipa": "/taːi̯²² tɔː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai⁴¹⁻²² tɔ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ to⁴⁴/"
    },
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    },
    {
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    }
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      "roman": "dàdǐ",
      "word": "大抵"
    },
    {
      "word": "大都"
    }
  ],
  "word": "大多"
}

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