大意

Mandarin · pinyin dà yì#

Meanings · dà yì

  1. general idea
  2. main idea
Mandarin · pinyin dà yi#

Meanings · dà yi

  1. careless
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
意
yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
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4–4 · da4 yi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 ji3

Cantonese word readings for 大意. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

  1. careless; negligent

noun

  1. general idea; main points

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