事大

Chinese

		matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (事大)		事	大
anagram		大事

Etymology

From Mencius:

惟智者為能以小事大。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

惟智者为能以小事大。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

Wéi zhìzhě wèi néng yǐ xiǎo shìdà. [Pinyin]

It requires a wise [ruler] to be able with a small State to serve a great.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìdà

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄉㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ daai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìdà
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhdà
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-ta⁴
  - Yale: shr̀-dà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhdah
  - Palladius: шида (šida)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁶ daai⁶
  - Yale: sih daaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ daai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ dai⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²² taːi̯²²/

Verb

事⫽大 (verb-object)

(historical) (of small states) to serve the great country (China)

Derived terms

事大主義／事大主义 (shìdà zhǔyì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (事大):

→ Korean: 사대(事大) (sadae)

Korean

Hanja in this term
事	大

Noun

事大 • (sadae) (hangeul 사대)

Hanja form^? of 사대.

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