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漢語大字典

简汉语大字典 · 繁漢語大字典

Mandarin · pinyin Hàn yǔ Dà Zì diǎn

Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
字: zì · letter, character, word
典: diǎn · law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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4–3–4–4–3 · Han4 yu3 Da4 Zi4 dian3

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hon3 jyu5 daai6 zi6 din2

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