東大
Chinese
| east | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東大) | 東 | 大 | |
| simp. (东大) | 东 | 大 | |
| anagram | 大東/大东 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Dōngdà
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dongdà
- Wade–Giles: Tung1-ta4
- Yale: Dūng-dà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dongdah
- Palladius: Дунда (Dunda)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 daai4
- Yale: dūng dàaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 daai4
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 dai4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
Proper noun
東大
- short for 東南大學 (“Southeast University”)
- short for 東北大學 (“Northeastern University (China)”)
- short for 東京大學 (“University of Tokyo”)
- short for 東國大學 (“Dongguk University”)
- short for 東海大學 (“Tunghai University”)
- (historical) short for 東方勞動者共產主義大學 (“Communist University of the Toilers of the East, Moscow, USSR”)
- (Internet slang, neologism, humorous) Short for 某東方大國/某东方大国 (mǒu dōngfāng dàguó, “an unspecified oriental great power, mostly referring to China, sometimes India”)
- Antonym: 西大 (Xīdà)
- 2025 November 8, Lianhe Zaobao, 王江雨:礼崩乐坏,列强分食——俄乌终局与世界秩序的“战国化”[1]:
- 吊詭的是,未來的世界上最安全的地方或許只有「東大」(中國)和「西大」(美國)。這兩大巨頭可能達成的底線共識是互不襲擊本土。 [MSC, trad.]
- Diàoguǐ de shì, wèilái de shìjiè shàng zuì ānquán de dìfāng huòxǔ zhǐyǒu “dōngdà” (zhōngguó) hé “xīdà” (měiguó). Zhè liǎng dà jùtóu kěnéng dáchéng de dǐxiàn gòngshí shì hù bù xíjī běntǔ. [Pinyin]
- In a strange manner, the safest places in the future world may be the "Oriental Great Power" (China) and "Western Great Power" (U.S.). The two superpowers might reach a baseline consensus that they will not attack one other's mainland.
吊诡的是,未来的世界上最安全的地方或许只有「东大」(中国)和「西大」(美国)。这两大巨头可能达成的底线共识是互不袭击本土。 [MSC, simp.]
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 東 | 大 |
| とう Grade: 2 |
だい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
東大 • (Tōdai)
- abbreviation of 東京大学, Tokyo University, Tokyo U