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自大

自大

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (自大)		自	大

Adjective

自大

self-important; arrogant; conceited

Derived terms

夜郎自大 (yèlángzìdà)

自大狂 (zìdàkuáng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zìdà

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄉㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ daai⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chīr-tāi / chū-tāi / chū-tōa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìdà
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhdah
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ta̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ daai⁶
  - Yale: jih daaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ daai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² tɑːi̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-tāi
  - Tâi-lô: tsīr-tāi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² taɪ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-tāi
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-tāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxdai
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ taɪ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ taɪ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ taɪ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ taɪ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-tōa
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-tuā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxdoa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ tua²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ tua²²/