大關

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (大關)		大	關
simp. (大关)		大	关

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ gwaan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàguan
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-kuan¹
    • Yale: dà-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahguan
    • Palladius: дагуань (daguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ gwaan¹
    • Yale: daaih gwāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ gwaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ guan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² kʷaːn⁵⁵/

Noun

大關

1. (literally) major strategic pass; important gateway
2. (figuratively) limit; high; mark