大概

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	general; approximate
simp. and trad. (大概)		大	概

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàgài

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ koi³, daai⁶ koi^3-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-khói
Min Nan (POJ): tāi-khài / tāi-kài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàgài
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahgay
  - IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ koi³, daai⁶ koi^3-2
  - Yale: daaih koi, daaih kói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ koi³, daai⁶ koi^3-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ koi³, dai⁶ koi²
  - IPA ^(key): /täːi̯²² kʰɔːy̯³³/, /täːi̯²² kʰɔːy̯³³⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khói
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai koi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ koi³
  - IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰoi̯³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-khài / tāi-kài
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-khài / tāi-kài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixqaix, daixkaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /taɪ²²⁻²¹ kʰaɪ²¹/, /taɪ²²⁻²¹ kaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /taɪ⁴¹⁻²² kʰaɪ⁴¹/, /taɪ⁴¹⁻²² kaɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /taɪ²²⁻²¹ kʰaɪ²¹/, /taɪ²²⁻²¹ kaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /taɪ³³⁻¹¹ kʰaɪ¹¹/, /taɪ³³⁻¹¹ kaɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /taɪ³³⁻²¹ kʰaɪ²¹/, /taɪ³³⁻²¹ kaɪ²¹/

Adverb

大概

approximately; roughly; about
- 誠偽是品性，卻又是態度。從前論人誠偽，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, trad.]
  诚伪是品性，却又是态度。从前论人诚伪，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《論誠意》
  Chéngwěi shì pǐnxìng, què yòu shì tàidù. Cóngqián lùn rén chéngwěi, dàgài jiù pǐnxìng éryán. [Pinyin]
  Sincerity and hypocrisy make up our moral character, but they also inform our attitude. In the past, when talking of sincerity and hypocrisy, discussions centred mostly on moral character.
probably

Synonyms

大約／大约 (dàyuē)

Noun

大概

general idea; rough idea

Adjective

大概

approximate; rough
(Zhangzhou Min Nan) generous; magnanimous

Antonyms

(approximate): 精確／精确 (jīngquè), 精密 (jīngmì)

Further reading

“Entry #50284”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	概
たい Grade: 1	がい Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

大概 (hiragana たいがい, rōmaji taigai)

generality

Adverb

大概 (hiragana たいがい, rōmaji taigai)

mostly, in general

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