大蟲
See also: 大虫
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
animal; insect | ||
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trad. (大蟲) | 大 | 蟲 | |
simp. (大虫) | 大 | 虫 |
Pronunciation
Noun
大蟲
- large insect
- (literary or dialectal, euphemistic) tiger
- 那大蟲望著洪太尉,左盤右旋,咆哮了一回,托地望後山坡下跳了去。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14th century CE
- Nà dàchóng wàng zhe Hóng tàiwèi, zuǒpányòuxuán, páoxiāo le yī huí, tuōdì wàng hòu shānpō xià tiào le qù. [Pinyin]
- That tiger looked at Marshal Hong, circled left and right, and roared for a while; then, it suddenly jumped down the rear slope.
那大虫望着洪太尉,左盘右旋,咆哮了一回,托地望后山坡下跳了去。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 老虎 (“tiger”) [map]
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