大食

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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phonetic
trad. (大食)
simp. #(大食)

Borrowed from Middle Persian tʾcyk' (Tāčīk, Tāzīg). Doublet of 塔吉克 (Tǎjíkè). Cognate with English Tajik.

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (7) (27)
Final () (25) (134)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter dajH zyik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/dɑiH/ /ʑɨk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/dɑiH/ /ʑɨk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/dɑiH/ /ʑiek̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/dajH/ /ʑik̚/
Li
Rong
/dɑiH/ /d͡ʑiək̚/
Wang
Li
/dɑiH/ /d͡ʑĭək̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/dʱɑiH/ /d͡ʑʰi̯ək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
dài shí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
daai6 sik6

Proper noun

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大食

  1. (archaic, Tang dynasty) the (Abbasid) caliphate

Etymology 2

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big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
trad. (大食)
simp. #(大食)

Pronunciation 1

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (7) (27)
Final () (25) (134)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter dajH zyik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/dɑiH/ /ʑɨk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/dɑiH/ /ʑɨk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/dɑiH/ /ʑiek̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/dajH/ /ʑik̚/
Li
Rong
/dɑiH/ /d͡ʑiək̚/
Wang
Li
/dɑiH/ /d͡ʑĭək̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/dʱɑiH/ /d͡ʑʰi̯ək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
dài shí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
daai6 sik6
Adjective
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大食

  1. (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min) having a large appetite; being a big eater
    細個嗰陣時大食起碼落肚 [Cantonese, trad.]
    细个嗰阵时大食起码落肚 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 sai3 go3 go2 zan6 si4 hou2 daai6 sik6 gaa3, jat1 caan1 hei2 maa5 jiu3 jau5 saam1 wun2 faan6 lok6 tou5. [Jyutping]
    I used to be a big eater when I was small. I had to have at least three bowls of rice each meal.
  2. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, of a tool, e.g. a knife) penetrating deeper or more frequently
Antonyms
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Derived terms
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Noun
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大食

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, thieves' slang) gunny sack

Pronunciation 2

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Verb
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大食

  1. (Cantonese, Eastern Min) to gorge oneself; to pig out
Derived terms
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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (大食):
  • Japanese: 大食(たいしょく) (taishoku)
  • Korean: 대식(大食) (daesik)

References

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 1
しょく
Grade: 2
kan'on

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(たい)(しょく) (taishoku

  1. gluttony