BIG 龐大大
OF INTENSE SIZE OR DEGREE IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN.
LARGELARGESIZABLESUBSTANTIALGREATHUGEIMMENSEENORMOUSEXTENSIVECOLOSSALMASSIVEMAMMOTHVASTTREMENDOUSGIGANTICGIANTMONUMENTALMIGHTYGARGANTUANELEPHANTINETITANICMOUNTAINOUSBROBDINGNAGIANTOWERINGTALLHIGHLOFTYOUTSIZEOVERSIZEDGOODLYCAPACIOUSVOLUMINOUSSPACIOUS
Antonym
- SMALLLACK BIGNESS IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN.
Hypernym
- SIZEQUANTITY of a DIMENSION.
See also
- INTENSELYTo a HIGH DEGREE.
Hyponym
- AT MOST REALITY:really AND as the MOST BIG of MANY POSSIBILE SITUATIONS.
- BROAD BIG in the MORE SMALL HORIZONTAL DIRECTION:dimension.
- ENDURING BIG in respect of the PERIOD something EXISTS, HAPPENS, OR is being ACTED:done.
- GREAT BIG in IMPORTANCE OR REPUTATION.
- HIGH BIG VERTICALLY.
- CRAGGY HIGH AND STEEP.
- LONG BIG in ONE HORIZONTAL DIRECTION. See also ENDURING.
- STRETCH OUT CAUSE TO BECOME MORE LONG.
- MANY BIG in QUANTITY.
- ABUNDANT HAVE OR BE INTENSELY MANY, TYPICALLY DESIRED, THINGS. ...
- PLURAL PREFIXES GRAMMAR. THESE ARE REALLY PREPOSED PARTICLES MARKING THE PLURAL IN THE NOUNS THEY COME BEFORE.
- COMPLEX HAVE MANY MIXED PARTS.
- THICK BIG in the MOST SMALL DIMENSION.
- LOUD BIG as NOISE.
- MUCH BIG in QUANTITY of a SUBSTANCE.
- TALL HIGH IN-RELATION-TO ORDINARY OTHER HUMANS.
- INFINITE BIG OR MANY so as to LACK a LIMIT.
- HUGE INTENSELY BIG.
- AMPLE ABUNDANT IN SIZE AND CONTENT
- EXPAND CAUSE TO BECOME MORE BIG.
Old Chinese Criteria
[[COMMON/RARE]]
[ELEVATED/FAMILIAR]
[+FIG/LITERAL]
[GENERAL/SPECIFIC]
[HIGH-DEGREE/LOW-DEGREE]
[HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL]
1. The general word is dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "small").
[GENERAL]; [[COMMON]]
2. Jù 巨 "huge" (ant. xì 細 "slight") indicates a higher degree of size.
[HIGH-DEGREE+], [LITERAL], [VERTICAL]
3. Kuí 魁 and páng 龐 (ant. wēi 微 "small and slight"), both rare, add to the notion of vertical size that of impressiveness.
[+FIG], [HIGH-DEGREE], [VERTICAL]; [[RARE]]
4. Hóng 洪 refers to the size of water masses, and the word is often used in metaphorical senses.
[ELEVATED], [+FIG], [HORIZONTAL]
5. Hào 昊 refers to the vastness of the sky, as a poetic elevated epithet (sometimes perhaps confused by scribes with 旻 ).
[ARCHAIC], [ELEVATED], [+FIG], [HORIZONTAL]
6. Jù 巨 "huge" (ant. xì 細 "slight") indicates a very high degree of size.
[ELEVATED/FAMILIAR]
[+FIG/LITERAL]
[GENERAL/SPECIFIC]
[HIGH-DEGREE/LOW-DEGREE]
[HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL]
1. The general word is dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "small").
[GENERAL]; [[COMMON]]
2. Jù 巨 "huge" (ant. xì 細 "slight") indicates a higher degree of size.
[HIGH-DEGREE+], [LITERAL], [VERTICAL]
3. Kuí 魁 and páng 龐 (ant. wēi 微 "small and slight"), both rare, add to the notion of vertical size that of impressiveness.
[+FIG], [HIGH-DEGREE], [VERTICAL]; [[RARE]]
4. Hóng 洪 refers to the size of water masses, and the word is often used in metaphorical senses.
[ELEVATED], [+FIG], [HORIZONTAL]
5. Hào 昊 refers to the vastness of the sky, as a poetic elevated epithet (sometimes perhaps confused by scribes with 旻 ).
[ARCHAIC], [ELEVATED], [+FIG], [HORIZONTAL]
6. Jù 巨 "huge" (ant. xì 細 "slight") indicates a very high degree of size.
Modern Chinese Criteria
大
巨
宏
巨大
碩大
龐大
宏大
偌大
粗大
高大
碩大無朋
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
巨
宏
巨大
碩大
龐大
宏大
偌大
粗大
高大
碩大無朋
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
- A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages
(
BUCK 1988)
p.
12.55 - De differentiis
(
DIFFERENTIAE I)
p.
196 MAGNUM, GRANDE
362. Inter Magnum et grandem. Magnum ad animum referimus [ Al., refertur], grandem ad corpus.
- Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien
(
DOEDERLEIN 1840)
p.
LARGE
magnus refers to large size without ancy accessory notion.
grandis refers to greatness with the accessory notion of intrinsic strength and grandeur.
amplus refers to great size with the accessory notion of comeliness and an imposing impression.
ingens refers to excessive greatness merely as extraordinary.
immanis refers to excessive size as exciting fear.
vastus refers to excessive size as wanting regularity and fixed form.
- Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques
(
DUFOUR 1910)
p.
109 - Lateinische Synonymik
(
MENGE)
p.
337 - “孟子”同義詞研究
(
MENGZI TONGYI 2002)
p.
276 - SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse
(
GIRARD 1769)
p.
2.338:225 VASTE.GRAND
- 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典
(
HONG CHENGYU 2009)
p.
255
Words
大 dà OC: daads MC: dɑi 79 AttributionsWD
The general word is dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "small").
- Word relations
- Ant: 細/TENUOUS
The most current word for what is literally insubstantial and slight is xì 細. - Ant: 微小/SMALL
- Ant: 小/SMALL
The dominant quite general word is xiǎo 小 (ant. dà 大 "big"), and this word refers to both physical size and abstract importance. - Epithet: 室/BUILDING
Shì 室 is any building, can be smaller than gōng 宮, need not have an outer surrounding wall. It seems that when inside gōng 宮, shǐ 室 was located behind táng 堂. The term can also refer to the family or household. See CLAN - Contrast: 洪/BIG
Hóng 洪 refers to the size of water masses, and the word is often used in metaphorical senses. - Contrast: 長/LONG
The dominant general term for length is cháng 長 (ant. duǎn 短 "short"). - Contrast: 高/HIGH
The manifestly dominant general word is gāo 高(ant. bēi 卑 "low" and xià 下 "low") which refers to concrete as well as abstract elevation. - Assoc: 巨/BIG
Jù 巨 "huge" (ant. xì 細 "slight") indicates a higher degree of size. - Assoc: 高/TALL
- Syntactic words
- nabfeaturebeing big; big size (of a state etc.); large range
- nccsubjectthe big one; a big power; what is big; specifically: a big state
- v(adN)one big contextually determinate NCH
- v[adN]what is bigCH
- v[adN]N=statebig one of the contextually determinate kind (often a state)
- vadNlarge, big
- vadNfigurativebig, strong, intense (e.g. of rain)
- vadNnon-restrictivelarge
- vadNnon-restrictivethe known-to-be-big N; the N which, as is well known, is bigCH
- vadVon a large scale; far and wideCH
- viactmanage to become big
- vichangebecome larger, become big
- vifigurativebe substantial, be significant; be big
- vigradedbe large, big 甚大
- vpostadNlarge
- vt+Nbe of N sizeDS
- vt+prep+Ngradedbe greater than 大於
- vtoNcausativemake larger; make large; allow to be large
- vtoNcausativebe made large or important
- vtoNgradedbe larger than N
- vtoNputativeregard as significant/big
巨 jù OC: ɡaʔ MC: gi̯ɤ 13 AttributionsWD
Jù 巨 "huge" (ant. xì 細 "slight") indicates a higher degree of size.
- Word relations
- Ant: 細/SMALL
Xì 細 (ant. jù 巨 "enormous") is sometimes used to refer to something being small or of slight importance. See TENUOUS - Assoc: 大/BIG
The general word is dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "small").
- Syntactic words
- vadNdialect word: very large, huge, vast
- vibe huge
小大 xiǎo dà OC: smewʔ daads MC: siɛu dɑi 10 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPab{nab1ant.nab2}conceptsmall matters or big ones
- NPab{nab1ant.nab2}featureextension, relative size
- NPab{nab1ant.nab2}featurerelative importance
- NPadVin matters small and large, important and unimportant
洪 hóng OC: ɡooŋ MC: ɦuŋ 8 AttributionsWD
Hóng 洪 refers to the size of water masses, and the word is often used in metaphorical senses.
- Word relations
- Contrast: 大/BIG
The general word is dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "small"). - Contrast: 大/GREAT
Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size.
- Syntactic words
- vadNvast; typical only in 洪水 'flood'
- vadNfigurativebig > magnificent, great
- viexpansive and large
碩 shuò OC: djaɡ MC: dʑiɛk 8 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNgrand; big; large
- vibe great; large; big
延 yán OC: lan MC: jiɛn 6 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNcausativebuild so as to enlarge what exists> extend, enlarge
多 duō OC: k-laal MC: tɑ 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nabgradedCHEMLA 2003: be larger than
- vigradedbe greater, be the greater; increase
- vt+prep+Ngradedbe greater or more than (that of) N
斥 chì OC: khljaɡ MC: tɕhiɛk 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNexpand; spread
昊 hào OC: ɡuuʔ MC: ɦɑu 3 AttributionsWD
Hào 昊 refers to the vastness of the sky, as a poetic elevated epithet (sometimes perhaps confused by scribes with 旻).
- Syntactic words
- vadNvast (of the sky); august
墳 fén OC: bɯn MC: bi̯un 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNgreat, big, large ???
嬴 yíng OC: leŋ MC: jiɛŋ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- viactexpand
辟 pì OC: beɡ MC: biɛk 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNcausativeenlarge
閎 hóng OC: ɡʷrɯɯŋ MC: ɦɣɛŋ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vifor 宏 "grand"
巨大 jù dà OC: ɡaʔ daads MC: gi̯ɤ dɑi 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadNhuge
- VPibe immense
碩大 shuò dà OC: djaɡ daads MC: dʑiɛk dɑi 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPichangegrow big; get very large
逢 féng 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNlarge, broad (e.g. garment)LZ
- vilarge, broad (e.g. garment)LZ
丘 qiū MC: khjuw OC: khɯDS 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nadNmetaphoricallike a hill > bigDS
丕 pī OC: phrɯ MC: phi 1 AttributionWD
- Word relations
- Assoc: 顯/FAMOUS
The current general term for illustiousness and extraordinary fame is xiǎn 顯 (ant. huì 晦 "obscure").
- Syntactic words
- vadNgreat; grand 丕績 "great achievements"
- vadVgreatly (the subject is usually a ruler)
- vifigurativerare and archaic, but resumed as a poetic archaism later: impressive; great
介 jiè OC: kreeds MC: kɣɛi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNbig, large (deer)
傀 guī OC: kuul MC: kuo̝i 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- n{PRED}be a giantCH
- vivery rare: imposing; magnificent
富 fù OC: pɯɡs MC: pɨu 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vifigurativebe large, be broad, be extensive
- vt prep Nbe more substantialCH
浩 hào OC: ɡuuʔ MC: ɦɑu 1 AttributionWD
- Word relations
- Assoc: 廣/BROAD
The standard general word is guǎng 廣 (ant. xiá 狹 "narrow") referring to anything of get spatial extension, also in various metaphorical senses.
- Syntactic words
- vibe extensive
- vi.red:post-Nintensitivebig > extensive
甫 fǔ OC: paʔ MC: pi̯o 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNlarge
- vibe large; be big; be wide
皤 pó OC: baal MC: bʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vibe bulging (of stomach)
睅 hàn OC: ɡronʔ MC: ɦɣan 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vibe bulging and protruding (of eyes)
粗 cū OC: skhaa MC: tshuo̝ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vibe large and unsubtle; (of a vessel) crude and large;
繹 yì OC: laɡ MC: jiɛk 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vifigurativegrandly continuous; ample; amply mellifluous
肆 sì OC: plils MC: si 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNcausativeenlarge
魁 kuí OC: khuul MC: khuo̝i 1 AttributionWD
Kuí 魁 and páng 龐 (ant. wēi 微 "small and slight"), both rare, add to the notion of vertical size that of impressiveness.
- Syntactic words
- nadNhuge
- nccsubjectthat which is big (of bright stars)
- nplurthe giants
- v-p.adVimpressivelyCH
- vitall and impressive; be huge 魁然
太山 tài shān OC: thaads sreen MC: thɑi ʂɣɛn 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadNhuge big 泰山之惡
泱泱 yāng yāng OC: qaŋ qaŋ MC: ʔi̯ɐŋ ʔi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vi.redbe vast
細大 xì dà OC: snɯɯs daads MC: sei dɑi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabrelative size
軒敞 xuān chǎng OC: qhan thjaŋʔ MC: hi̯ɐn tɕhi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPibe spacious and bright
闊大 kuò dà OC: khood daads MC: khʷɑt dɑi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPifigurativebe huge, vast
高大 gāo dà OC: koow daads MC: kɑu dɑi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabfeaturelarge size
- VPibe very tall
高廣 gāo guǎng OC: koow kʷaaŋʔ MC: kɑu kɑŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPispacious (of buildings)
覺 jué MC: kaewk OC: kruuɡLZ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNbig, great: a marginal, archaic usage known from the Book of OdesLZ
封 fēng MC: pjowng OC: poŋCH 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNarchaicbig, tallCH
偉 wěi OC: ɢulʔ MC: ɦɨi 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vibe huge, gigantic; great[is only used metaphorically; should be maybe moved to GREAT or EXCELLENT][CA]
嚭 pǐ OC: phrɯʔ MC: phi 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- viP: great
孔 kǒng OC: khooŋʔ MC: khuŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- viarchaic: immense; numerous
宏 hóng OC: ɡʷrɯɯŋ MC: ɦɣɛŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vivoluminous, high and large
- vifigurativebe majestic
龐 páng OC: brooŋ MC: bɣɔŋ 0 AttributionsWD
Kuí 魁 and páng 龐 (ant. wēi 微 "small and slight"), both rare, add to the notion of vertical size that of impressiveness.
- Syntactic words
- vilarge and fat
膍 pí OC: bii MC: bei 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- viSHI: be large, abundant
莫 mò OC: maaɡ MC: mɑk 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNwide; vast; extensive
頎 qí OC: ɡɯl MC: gɨi 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- virare, archaic, poetic: tall and handsome
丈尺 zhàng chǐ OC: daŋʔ thjaɡ MC: ɖi̯ɐŋ tɕhiɛk 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPa large amount
可大 kě dà OC: khlaalʔ daads MC: khɑ dɑi 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabfeaturethe capacity of being made large
微巨 wēi jù OC: mɯl ɡaʔ MC: mɨi gi̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabfeaturetininess versus enormous size; relative size
恢詭 huī guǐ OC: khʷɯɯ krolʔ MC: khuo̝i kiɛ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPi(of literature) be long-winded
夏 xià OC: ɡraaʔ MC: ɦɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- viFANGYAN: be big
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