GREAT  偉大

BIG in IMPORTANCE OR REPUTATION.
CONSIDERABLESUBSTANTIALSIGNIFICANTAPPRECIABLESPECIALSERIOUSEXCEPTIONALEXTRAORDINARYLARGEBIGEXTENSIVEEXPANSIVEBROADWIDESIZABLEAMPLEVASTIMMENSEHUGEENORMOUSMASSIVEINFORMAL HUMONGOUSWHOPPINGGINORMOUSEMINENTIMPORTANTDISTINGUISHEDILLUSTRIOUSCELEBRATEDHONOREDACCLAIMEDADMIREDESTEEMEDREVEREDRENOWNEDNOTABLEFAMOUSFAMEDWELL-KNOWNLEADINGTOPMAJORPRINCIPALFIRST-RATEMATCHLESSPEERLESSSTAR
Antonym
  • TENUOUSUNIMPORTANT BECAUSE LACKING BIGNESS, REALITY, OR HIGH DEGREE.
    • LITTLESMALL in QUANTITY of a SUBSTANCE.
      • SMALLLACK BIGNESS IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN.
        Hypernym
        • BIGOF INTENSE SIZE OR DEGREE IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN.
          • SIZEQUANTITY of a DIMENSION.
            • QUANTITYDEGREE of being MANY OR FEW that CAN be MEASURED OR COUNTED.
              • DEGREEFEATURE of MORE or LESS....
        Old Chinese Criteria
        1. The most general word for awe-inspiring greatness and significance is wěi 偉 (ant. 眇 / 渺 "trifling").

        2. 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.

        3. Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細 ) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT

        4. Hóng 鴻 refers to greatness as essentially linked to immense size.

        5 Kǒng 孔 is an archaic word referring to immensity, numerousness as well as remarkable intensity of something.

        Modern Chinese Criteria
        偉大











        高大

        宏大

        遠大

        巨大

        宏偉

        英雄

        光輝

        皇皇

        赫赫

        了不起

        驚天動地

        頂天立地

        震古爍今

        補天浴日

        光前裕後

        光焰萬丈

        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

        • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 183

        • 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

        Words

          dà OC: daads MC: dɑi 92 AttributionsWD

        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.

          Word relations
        • Ant: 細/ORDINARY Xì 細 (ant. kuí 魁 "great, towering") refers to ordinariness as absence of real power or significance.
        • Epithet: 王/RULER Wáng 王(contrast bà 霸 "hegemon basing his role on power rather than moral authority") refers specifically to someone who is enfeoffed as a formal ruler of what counts as a state in ancient China.
        • Epithet: 臣/MINISTER The general word for a government minister at any level and of any kind is chén 臣, generically rén chén 人臣.
        • Contrast: 弘/GREAT Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT
        • Contrast: 弘/GREAT Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT
        • Contrast: 洪/BIG Hóng 洪 refers to the size of water masses, and the word is often used in metaphorical senses.
        • Assoc: 重/INTENSELY Zhòng 重 freely refers to an impressive intensity beyond expectation of both positive or negative qualities or actions.
        • Assoc: 弘/GREAT Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT

          Syntactic words
        • nabfeaturethe feature of greatness; one's greatness; one's great power
        • v[adNab]countedwhat is great, the significant one
        • vadNby authorityauthoritativeCH
        • vadNfigurativesuperior; large-scale, great; overall (not partial or small-minded); fundamental; of a higher order
        • vadNnegativemodifying a pejorative noun: great (thief etc)CH
        • vadNnon-restrictive大秦"great Qin" (not: of the Qins the great one): great, powerfulCH
        • vadNsuperlativethe greatestLZ
        • vadVfigurativeOBI: on a large scale; to a large audience
        • vibe great, be powerful; be substantial; be significant;
        • vi2gradedbe great, be large-minded; have a large perspective on things
        • vigradedbe (the) greater 彌大LZ
        • viinchoativebecome great
        • vt(+prep+N)stativebe greater than the contextually determinate N
        • vt+prep+Ngradedbe greater than 甚大於 "be very much greater than"
        • vtoNcausativemake greatLZ
        • vtoNputativeconsider to be greatCH
          wěi OC: ɢulʔ MC: ɦɨi 6 AttributionsWD

        The most general word for awe-inspiring greatness and significance is wěi 偉 (ant. 眇/渺 "trifling").

          Syntactic words
        • vadNtremendous; extraordinary
        • viZHUANG: immense, tremendous, extraordinary
          jù OC: ɡaʔ MC: gi̯ɤ 4 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vadNimposing, great
        • vadNironicoutrageously powerfulCH
          hóng OC: ɡʷɯɯŋ MC: ɦəŋ 4 AttributionsWD

        Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT

          Word relations
        • 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.
        • 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.
        • Assoc: 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
        • vadNfigurativegreat; grand
        • vifigurativebe magnanimous; have moral weight; German: Format haben
        • vtoNcausativedevelop (something) fully so that it becomes great and significant
          yuán OC: ŋɡon MC: ŋi̯ɐn 3 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • nadNgreat; powerful; senior
          hóng OC: ɡooŋ MC: ɦuŋ 3 AttributionsWD

        Hóng 鴻 refers to greatness as essentially linked to immense 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
        • Epithet: 才 / 材/TALENT The standard word for an unusual promising ability to perform important future tasks of any kind is cái 才/材, and the talents referred to by this word do not need to be of a "higher" kind.
        • Assoc: 深 / 深/DEEP The dominant current general word for anything deep in any sense is shēn 深 (ant. qiǎn 淺"shallow").

          Syntactic words
        • vadNlarge, profuse, immense (primarily of water)
        • vibe immense
          jǐng OC: kraŋʔ MC: kɣaŋ 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vadNgreat and illustrious
        • vadNbig, abundantLZ
        • vipoetic, rare: great and illustrious
          shèng OC: qhljeŋs MC: ɕiɛŋ 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • nadN(made great by the presence of ancient sages>) great, hallowed
        • vibe sacred?, be hallowed
        弘大  hóng dà OC: ɡʷɯɯŋ daads MC: ɦəŋ dɑi 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPadNvery great
        • VPibe very great
          jùn OC: skluns MC: tsʷin
          juàn OC: dzonʔ MC: dziɛn 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • nadNoutstanding; heroic; great; eminent
        • v[adN]great masterpiecesCH
        • vibe eminent; be preeminent; be imposing
          zhuō OC: rteewɡ MC: ʈɣɔk 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vibe great; splendid; large
          kǒng OC: khooŋʔ MC: khuŋ 1 AttributionWD

        Kǒng 孔 is an archaic word referring to immensity, numerousness as well as remarkable intensity of something.

          Word relations
        • Epithet: 德/VIRTUE The current general term for salient features and principles of charismatic moral integrity and generosity is dé 德, when used as a term of ethical evalutation; but this word has many other philosophically important meanings.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNgreat (virtue etc)
        • vigreat, vastVK
          tài OC: thaads MC: thɑi 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vadNgreat
          xū OC: qhʷla MC: hi̯o 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vadNfigurativegreat; broad; grand
          háo OC: ɡoow MC: ɦɑu 1 AttributionWD

          Word relations
        • Epithet: 士/GENTLEMAN The current general term for a person of a certain social standing is shì 士 and this word often connotes specifically a certain level of education, particularly literacy. See INTELLECTUAL.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNleading; impressive; great [note that this seems to be limited to adjectival function]
        • viinchoativebecome really impressive; become greatCH
          yóng OC: ŋoŋ MC: ŋi̯oŋ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vibe great; large; grand; majestic
        浩然  hào rán OC: ɡuuʔ njen MC: ɦɑu ȵiɛn 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPiintensitive'flood-like'; great; vast and powerful
          zhǒng MC: trjowngX OC: toŋʔCH 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vadNDZD 5 distinguished; greatCH
          yí MC: yij OC: liCH 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vigradedgrand, imposing; impressiveCH
          tài OC: thaads MC: thɑi 0 AttributionsWD

          Word relations
        • Epithet: 一/ONE The general word for one is yī 一.

          Syntactic words
        • vadN

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