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漢語大詞典

简汉语大词典 · 繁漢語大詞典

Mandarin · pinyin Hàn yǔ Dà Cí diǎn

Hanyu Da Cidian, the largest Chinese dictionary, with over 375,000 word entries, first published 1986-1994

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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典: diǎn · law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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4–3–4–2–3 · Han4 yu3 Da4 Ci2 dian3

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hon3 jyu5 daai6 ci4 din2

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