# 集大成
## Chinese
### Etymology

From Mencius (《孟子·萬章下》):
    伯夷，聖之清者也；伊尹，聖之任者也；柳下惠，聖之和者也；孔子，聖之時者也。孔子之謂集大成。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]伯夷，圣之清者也；伊尹，圣之任者也；柳下惠，圣之和者也；孔子，圣之时者也。孔子之谓集大成。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionBóyí, shèng zhī qīng zhě yě; Yīyǐn, shèng zhī rèn zhě yě; Liǔxià Huì, shèng zhī hé zhě yě; Kǒngzǐ, shèng zhī shí zhě yě. Kǒngzǐ zhī wèi jí dàchéng. [Pinyin]Bo Yi among the sages was the pure one; Yi Yin was the one most inclined to take office; Hui of Liu Xia was the accommodating one; and Confucius was the timeous one. In Confucius we have what is called a complete concert.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jídàchéng
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄥˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap$^6$ daai$^6$ sing$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jídàchéng
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jídàchéng
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^2$-ta$^4$-chʻêng$^2$
*** Yale: jí-dà-chéng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyidahcherng
*** Palladius: цзидачэн (czidačɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi³⁵ tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaap$^6$ daai$^6$ sing$^4$
*** Yale: jaahp daaih sìhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap$^9$ daai$^6$ sing$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zab$^6$ dai$^6$ xing$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saːp̚² taːi̯²² sɪŋ²¹/

### Verb

集大成
* to be a comprehensive expression of; to be an agglomeration of; to epitomise
       Tā shì zhè yī xuépài sīxiǎng de jídàchéng zhě. [Pinyin]
       He epitomized the thought of this school.

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 集(しゅう)大成(たいせい) (shūtaisei)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 集 | 大 | 成 |
| しゅう Grade: 3 | たい Grade: 1 | せい Grade: 4 |
| kan'on |||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しゅうたいせー [shùútáꜜìsèè] (Nakadaka –)
* IPA: [ɕɨːta̠ise̞ː]

### Noun

集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい) • (shūtaisei)
* a compilation, a large collection, a survey
    研(けん)究(きゅう)の集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)
       kenkyū no shūtaisei
       a comprehensive survey of the research

### Verb

集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)する • (shūtaisei suru) transitive suru (stem 集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)し (shūtaisei shi), past 集(しゅう)大(たい)成(せい)した (shūtaisei shita))
* to compile (data etc.) in one publication, to survey (available literature)

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 集大成し | しゅうたいせいし | shūtaisei shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 集大成し | しゅうたいせいし | shūtaisei shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 集大成する | しゅうたいせいする | shūtaisei suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 集大成する | しゅうたいせいする | shūtaisei suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 集大成すれ | しゅうたいせいすれ | shūtaisei sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 集大成せよ¹ 集大成しろ² | しゅうたいせいせよ¹ しゅうたいせいしろ² | shūtaisei seyo¹ shūtaisei shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 集大成される | しゅうたいせいされる | shūtaisei sareru |
| Causative | 集大成させる 集大成さす | しゅうたいせいさせる しゅうたいせいさす | shūtaisei saseru shūtaisei sasu |
| Potential | 集大成できる | しゅうたいせいできる | shūtaisei dekiru |
| Volitional | 集大成しよう | しゅうたいせいしよう | shūtaisei shiyō |
| Negative | 集大成しない | しゅうたいせいしない | shūtaisei shinai |
| Negative continuative | 集大成せず | しゅうたいせいせず | shūtaisei sezu |
| Formal | 集大成します | しゅうたいせいします | shūtaisei shimasu |
| Perfective | 集大成した | しゅうたいせいした | shūtaisei shita |
| Conjunctive | 集大成して | しゅうたいせいして | shūtaisei shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 集大成すれば | しゅうたいせいすれば | shūtaisei sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ 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
* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN