大件

Mandarin · pinyin dà jiàn

Meanings

  1. large
  2. bulky
  3. big-ticket item
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
件
jiàn · numerary adjunct for article; matter
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4–4 · da4 jian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 gin6

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