LOUD    高聲

BIG as NOISE.
NOISYBLARINGBOOMINGDEAFENINGROARINGTHUNDEROUSTHUNDERINGEAR-SPLITTINGEAR-PIERCINGPIERCINGCARRYINGCLEARLY AUDIBLELUSTYPOWERFULFORCEFULSTENTORIANMUSIC FORTEFORTISSIMO
Old Chinese Criteria
1. There is no word dedicated to the loudness of sound, the current way of expressing this meaning is to use dà 大 "large".
Modern Chinese Criteria
響 高 響亮 豁亮 洪亮 嘹亮 瑯瑯 朗朗 高亢 高昂 鏗鏘 鏗然 嘹唳 激越 入雲 穿雲 訇然 聲如洪鐘 龍吟虎嘯 高聲 朗聲 聲音大 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
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  • BIG　OF INTENSE SIZE OR DEGREE IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN. (anc: 7/0, child: 15)
  • SIZE　QUANTITY of a DIMENSION. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • QUANTITY　DEGREE of being MANY OR FEW that CAN be MEASURED OR COUNTED. (anc: 5/0, child: 3)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 15.45

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 428

    • Words (7 items)

    高  gāo OC: koow MC: kɑu 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNloud (voice)
    • vadVloudly; in high pitchCH
    大  dà OC: daads MC: dɑi 3 Attributions

    There is no word dedicated to the loudness of sound, the current way of expressing this meaning is to use dà 大 "large".

      Syntactic words
    • vadNloud
    • vadVwith a loud voice, loudly
    舉聲  jǔ shēng OC: klaʔ qjeŋ MC: ki̯ɤ ɕiɛŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVwith an elevated voice> with a loud voice, at the top of his voice
    噭  jiào MC: kewH  OC: kleewɡs 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVwith a loud voiceCH
    • vi.red:-p::adVnoisilyCH
    大言  dà dài yán MC: dajH ngjon OC: daads ŋan 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVwith loud words, with a loud voiceCH
    揚  yáng MC: yang OC: k-laŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vibe loud; be widely audibleCH
    疾  jí OC: dzid MC: dzit 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVloudly cf. also HN: 疾商歌 cried his wares loudly