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大都

Mandarin · pinyin dà dōu#

for the most part
on the whole
also pr. dà dū

Mandarin · pinyin dà dū#

for the most part
on the whole
metropolitan

Mandarin · pinyin Dà dū#

Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined

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4–1 · da4 dou1

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daai6 dou1

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adv · Etymology 1

for the most part; on the whole; mostly
basically; on the whole; overall; generally; in the main

name · Etymology 2

(historical) Khanbalik, the capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty at the site of modern downtown Beijing, China

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