Taxonomy of meanings for 大人:　　

  • OFFICIAL
    • NP{vadN}nonreferentialmen of importance in public life
    • NPpluralimportant personalities
    • NP{PRED}be an important personality
  • BODHISATTVAS
    • NPpost=NprtitleBUDDH: Bodhisattva
  • HERO
    • NPnonreferentialgreat men; the great man
    • NPreferentialthe great man (contextually determinate)
    • NP{PRED}be a great man, be a hero
    • NPgreat men (versus 細人　petty men)CH
  • MOTHER-IN-LAW
    • NP[post-N]the mother-in-law, my mother-in-law
  • GIANT
    • NPgiant