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大漢

简大汉 · 繁大漢

Mandarin · pinyin dà hàn#

burly fellow

Mandarin · pinyin Dà hàn#

Han Dynasty

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
漢: Look up this written character
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language

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4–4 · da4 han4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 hon3

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adj

(Hokkien) grown-up; adult; mature
(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) tall
(Hokkien) eldest; oldest

noun

tall man; large man

name

(literary) the Great Han Dynasty

verb

(Hokkien) to grow up; to come of age

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