大部分

See also: 大部份

Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
trad. (大部分) 部分
simp. #(大部分) 部分
alternative forms 大部份

Pronunciation


Note:
  • tāi-pō͘-hūn - literary;
  • tōa-pō͘-hūn - vernacular.

    Noun

    大部分

    1. the majority; most; the greater part; the bulk

    Descendants

    Sino-Xenic (大部分):

    Further reading

    Japanese

    Kanji in this term
    だい
    Grade: 1

    Grade: 3
    ぶん
    Grade: 2
    goon

    Etymology

    Compound of (dai, big, great) +‎ 部分 (bubun, part, portion).[1][2][3][4]

    First attested in 1903.[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    (だい)()(ぶん) • (daibubun

    1. [from 1903] the greater part, the most part, large part
      Synonyms: 大分 (daibu), 大半 (taihan), 大方 (ōkata), ほとんど (hotondo)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 大部分”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
    2. ^ 大部分”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
    3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term

    Noun

    大部分 • (daebubun) (hangeul 대부분)

    1. hanja form? of 대부분 (the majority)

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term

    Noun

    大部分

    1. chữ Hán form of đại bộ phận (the majority)