大約

See also: 大约

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (大約)		大	約
simp. (大约)		大	约

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàyuē

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ joek³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-yok
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tāi-iok / tāi-iak
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶da-iaq₇

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàyuē
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàyue
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-yüeh¹
  - Yale: dà-ywē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahiue
  - Palladius: даюэ (dajue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ joek³
  - Yale: daaih yeuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ joek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ yêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² jœːk̚³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-yok
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai iog^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ yog⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ i̯ok̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-yok
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai (r)iog^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ yog⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ (j)i̯ok̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-iok
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-iok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixiog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ iɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² iɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-iak
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-iak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixiag
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ iak̚³²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶da-iaq₇
  - MiniDict: da^去 iah^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³da-iaq₄
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /da²² iaʔ⁴⁴/

Adverb

大約

approximately; about; or so; or thereabouts
probably; likely

Synonyms

(about):

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上下 (shàngxià)
光景 (guāngjǐng)
前後／前后 (qiánhòu) (of a point in or period of time)
參差／参差 (cēncī) (literary)
大抵 (dàdǐ)
大概 (dàgài)
大率 (dàshuài) (literary)
大約摸／大约摸 (dàyuēmō) (colloquial)
大約摸捉／大约摸捉 (Shanghainese)
大致 (dàzhì)
左右 (zuǒyòu)
模樣／模样
無慮／无虑 (wúlǜ) (literary)
約摸／约摸 (yuēmo)
約略／约略 (yuēlüè)

(probably):

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博濟／博济 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
多半 (duōbàn)
多半兒／多半儿 (duōbànr) (Beijing Mandarin)
大半 (dàbàn)
大概 (dàgài)
大約摸／大约摸 (dàyuēmō) (colloquial)
想必 (xiǎngbì)
無慮／无虑 (wúlǜ) (literary)

Adjective

大約

(attributive) approximate; rough
大約的數目／大约的数目 ― dàyuē de shùmù ― approximate amount

Synonyms

大概 (dàgài)