集大成

Chinese

		to gather; to collect; collected works	great accomplishment; great achievement; compendium
trad. (集大成)		集	大成
simp. ^#(集大成)		集	大成

Etymology

From Mencius (《孟子·萬章下》):

伯夷，聖之清者也；伊尹，聖之任者也；柳下惠，聖之和者也；孔子，聖之時者也。孔子之謂集大成。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

伯夷，圣之清者也；伊尹，圣之任者也；柳下惠，圣之和者也；孔子，圣之时者也。孔子之谓集大成。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Bóyí, shèng zhī qīng zhě yě; Yīyǐn, shèng zhī rèn zhě yě; Liǔxià Huì, shèng zhī hé zhě yě; Kǒngzǐ, shèng zhī shí zhě yě. Kǒngzǐ zhī wèi jí dàchéng. [Pinyin]

Bo Yi among the sages was the pure one; Yi Yin was the one most inclined to take office; Hui of Liu Xia was the accommodating one; and Confucius was the timeous one. In Confucius we have what is called a complete concert.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jídàchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap⁶ daai⁶ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jídàchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jídàchéng
  - Wade–Giles: chi²-ta⁴-chʻêng²
  - Yale: jí-dà-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyidahcherng
  - Palladius: цзидачэн (czidačɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zaap⁶ daai⁶ sing⁴
  - Yale: jaahp daaih sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁹ daai⁶ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zab⁶ dai⁶ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːp̚² taːi̯²² sɪŋ²¹/

Verb

集大成

to be a comprehensive expression of; to be an agglomeration of; to epitomise
他是這一學派思想的集大成者。 [MSC, trad.]
他是这一学派思想的集大成者。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā shì zhè yī xuépài sīxiǎng de jídàchéng zhě. [Pinyin]
He epitomized the thought of this school.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (集大成):

→ Japanese: 集(しゅう)大成(たいせい) (shūtaisei)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
集	大	成
しゅう Grade: 3	たい Grade: 1	せい Grade: 4
kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しゅうたいせー [shùútáꜜìsèè] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɕɨːta̠ise̞ː]

Noun

集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい) • (shūtaisei) ^{←しふたいせい (sifutaisei)^?}

a compilation, a large collection, a survey
研(けん)究(きゅう)の集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)
kenkyū no shūtaisei
a comprehensive survey of the research

Verb

集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)する • (shūtaisei suru) transitive suru (stem 集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)し (shūtaisei shi), past 集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)した (shūtaisei shita))

to compile (data etc.) in one publication, to survey (available literature)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "集大成する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	集大成し	しゅうたいせいし	shūtaisei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	集大成し	しゅうたいせいし	shūtaisei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	集大成する	しゅうたいせいする	shūtaisei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	集大成する	しゅうたいせいする	shūtaisei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	集大成すれ	しゅうたいせいすれ	shūtaisei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	集大成せよ¹ 集大成しろ²	しゅうたいせいせよ¹ しゅうたいせいしろ²	shūtaisei seyo¹ shūtaisei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	集大成される	しゅうたいせいされる	shūtaisei sareru
Causative	集大成させる集大成さす	しゅうたいせいさせるしゅうたいせいさす	shūtaisei saseru shūtaisei sasu
Potential	集大成できる	しゅうたいせいできる	shūtaisei dekiru
Volitional	集大成しよう	しゅうたいせいしよう	shūtaisei shiyō
Negative	集大成しない	しゅうたいせいしない	shūtaisei shinai
Negative continuative	集大成せず	しゅうたいせいせず	shūtaisei sezu
Formal	集大成します	しゅうたいせいします	shūtaisei shimasu
Perfective	集大成した	しゅうたいせいした	shūtaisei shita
Conjunctive	集大成して	しゅうたいせいして	shūtaisei shite
Hypothetical conditional	集大成すれば	しゅうたいせいすれば	shūtaisei sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“集大成”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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