大官人

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	official; government; organ of body	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (大官人)		大	官	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàguānrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàguānrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàguanrén
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-kuan¹-jên²
    • Yale: dà-gwān-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahguanren
    • Palladius: дагуаньжэнь (daguanʹžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

大官人

1. (humble, archaic) a term of address to a man of rank or nobleman

   • 王婆出來道：「大官人，吃箇梅湯？」西門慶道：「最好。多加些酸。」 [MSC, trad.]
     王婆出来道：「大官人，吃个梅汤？」西门庆道：「最好。多加些酸。」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Water Margin, Chapter 24

     Wáng pó chūlái dào: “Dàguānrén, chī gè méi tāng?” Xīmén qìng dào: “Zuìhǎo. Duō jiā xiē suān.” [Pinyin]

     Granny Wang came out, saying: "Try some plum drink, Right Honourable?" Ximen Qing replied: "Excellent. Increase the somewhat sour taste considerably."

   • 王婆道：「大官人，吃箇和合湯如何？」西門慶道：「最好。乾娘放甜些。」 [MSC, trad.]
     王婆道：「大官人，吃个和合汤如何？」西门庆道：「最好。干娘放甜些。」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Water Margin, Chapter 24

     Wáng pó dào: “Dàguānrén, chī gè héhé tāng rúhé?” Xīmén qìng dào: “Zuìhǎo. Qiánniáng fàng tián xiē.” [Pinyin]

     Granny Wang said: "Right Honourable, want some 'get-together' drink, don't you?" Ximen Qing replied: "Excellent. Make it a bit sweet, Godmother."