東大

简 东大 · 繁 東大
Mandarin · pinyin Dōng dà

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  1. (slang) China
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東
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
东
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
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name

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 東南大學 (“Southeast University”)
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 東北大學 (“Northeastern University (China)”)
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 東京大學 (“University of Tokyo”)
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 東國大學 (“Dongguk University”)
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 東海大學 (“Tunghai University”)
  6. (historical) short for 東方勞動者共產主義大學 (“Communist University of the Toilers of the East, Moscow, USSR”)
  7. (Internet slang, neologism, humorous) Short for 某東方大國/某东方大国 (mǒu dōngfāng dàguó, “an unspecified oriental great power, mostly referring to China, sometimes India”)

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