大夢
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Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
to dream | ||
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trad. (大夢) | 大 | 夢 | |
simp. (大梦) | 大 | 梦 |
Etymology
From Zhuangzi:
- 夢之中又占其夢焉,覺而後知其夢也。且有大覺而後知此其大夢也,而愚者自以爲覺,竊竊然知之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Mèng zhīzhōng yòu zhàn qí mèng yān, jué ér hòu zhī qí mèng yě. Qiě yǒu dàjué ér hòu zhī cǐ qí dàmèng yě, ér yúzhě zì yǐwéi jué, qièqiè rán zhī zhī. [Pinyin]
- Some will even interpret the very dream they are dreaming; and only when they awake do they know it was a dream. By and by comes the Great Awakening, and then we find out that this life is really a great dream. Fools think they are awake now, and flatter themselves they know if they are really princes or peasants
梦之中又占其梦焉,觉而后知其梦也。且有大觉而后知此其大梦也,而愚者自以为觉,窃窃然知之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàmèng
- Wade–Giles: ta4-mêng4
- Yale: dà-mèng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahmenq
- Palladius: дамэн (damɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
大夢
- (figurative) an illusory life
References
- “Entry #40602”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.