大肚

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

大肚

broad-mindedness; great capacity
(chiefly Cantonese) paunch

Verb

大肚

(Cantonese, Min Nan, Wenzhounese) to be pregnant
(Min Nan) to be paunchy; to be potbellied

Synonyms

(to be pregnant):

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

妊娠
孕育 (yùnyù)
懷孕／怀孕 (huáiyùn)
懷胎／怀胎 (huáitāi)
有了 (yǒu le) (euphemism)
有喜 (yǒuxǐ) (euphemism)
有身 (yǒushēn) (literary)
身懷六甲／身怀六甲
重身子 (zhòngshēnzi)

(to be potbellied): 大腹便便 (dàfùpiánpián), 大肚胿

Derived terms

大肚婆 (dàdùpó)
大肚林抌
大肚豬／大肚猪
大肚黃／大肚黄

Etymology 2

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) From Papora Tatuturo. Possibly cognate with Tagalog datu, Malay datu, Indonesian datu ,Cebuano datu.

Proper noun

大肚

(～區) Dadu (a district of Taichung, Taiwan)
(～溪) Dadu River (a river on Taiwan Island)

Synonyms

(river): 烏溪／乌溪 (Wūxī)

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