# 大夫
## Chinese

* 大夫 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 大夫 (Cantonese)

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): dàifu
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дэфу (defu, III-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): daai$^6$ fu$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): dai$^3$ fu$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tāi-hu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dai$^6$ hu$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dàifu
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dàifů
*** Wade–Giles: tai$^4$-fu$^5$
*** Yale: dài-fu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: day.fu
*** Palladius: дайфу (dajfu)
*** Sinological IPA : /taɪ̯⁵¹ fu¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дэфу (defu, III-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛ⁴⁴ fou²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daai$^6$ fu$^1$
*** Yale: daaih fū
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daai$^6$ fu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dai$^6$ fu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /taːi̯²² fuː⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: dai$^3$ fu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tai⁴⁵ fu⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-hu
*** Tâi-lô: tāi-hu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: daixhw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² hu³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ hu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dai$^6$ hu$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tăi hu
*** Sinological IPA : /tai³⁵⁻¹¹ hu³³/

#### Noun

大夫
* (colloquial) (medical) doctor

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 大夫 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 醫生, 醫師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 大夫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 醫生, 醫師, 大夫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 大夫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 大夫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 醫生, 大夫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 大夫, 醫生, 先生 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 醫生 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 醫生 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 大夫, 先生 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 大夫, 先生 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 醫生, 大夫 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Weicheng) | 先生, 大夫 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Fangzi) | 大夫 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Changle | 先生, 大夫 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shouguang | 大夫 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Wulian | 先生 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 大夫, 先生 TCM, dated |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 大夫, 醫生, 先生 TCM, dated |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 醫生, 大夫 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Weifang (Hanting) | 先生, 大夫 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Changyi | 先生, 大夫 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Gaomi | 先生, 大夫 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 大夫, 醫生 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Anqiu | 先生, 大夫 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Linqu | 先生 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingzhou | 先生, 大夫 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 大夫, 醫生 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 看病先生, 先生, 大夫, 醫生, 醫人 dated |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 TCM |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Kaifeng | 先生, 大夫 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 醫生, 大夫, 看病的, 看病先生 dated, 先生 dated |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 大夫, 先生, 道可討兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 醫生, 先生, 大夫 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 醫生, 大夫 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 TCM |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 大夫, 醫生, 醫官, 先生 TCM |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 醫生, 老師 TCM, 先生 TCM |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 醫師, 醫生, 先生 TCM, dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 醫生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Lancang | 醫生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 醫生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 醫師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 醫生, 醫師, 牛一 slang |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 醫師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 醫生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 醫生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 醫生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 醫生 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 醫生, 先生 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 醫生, 大夫, 先生, 郎中 TCM, 醫家先生 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xinghua | 醫家先生, 先生, 醫生 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 醫生, 先生 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 TCM, 郎中 TCM |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 先生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 醫生, 先生 TCM |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 醫生, 醫師 TCM, 先生 TCM |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 先生 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 醫生, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 醫生, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 先生, 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 醫生, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 醫家先生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 醫生, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 先生, 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 先生 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 先生 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 先生, 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 醫生, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 醫生, 醫師 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 醫生, 醫師 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 醫師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 醫生, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 醫生, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 醫生 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 醫生 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 醫生, 郎中, 先生 |
| Gan | Poyang | 醫師 |
| Gan | Yugan | 醫師 |
| Gan | Wannian | 醫師 |
| Gan | Yiyang, Jiangxi | 郎中, 先生 |
| Gan | Hengfeng | 醫生 |
| Gan | Yanshan | 醫師 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 醫師, 郎中 dated |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 醫師, 郎中 TCM, dated |
| Hakka | Meixian | 醫生, 先生, 看病先生 TCM |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 醫生 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 醫生 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 先生, 醫生 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 醫生 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 醫生 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 先生 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 醫師, 醫生, 郎中 TCM, 先生 TCM, dated |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 先生, 醫生, 醫師 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 先生, 醫生, 醫師 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 先生, 醫生, 醫師 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 先生, 醫生, 醫師 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 先生, 醫生, 醫師 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 先生, 醫生 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 醫生 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 醫生 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 醫生 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 醫生 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 醫生 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 先生, 醫生 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 醫生 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 醫師, 醫生 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 醫生, 先生 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 醫師 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 郎中 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 大夫, 醫生, 郎中 TCM, 先生 dated |
| Jin | Pingyao | 醫生, 大夫 Western, 先生 TCM |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 dated |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 醫生 |
| Jin | Linhe | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 |
| Jin | Jining | 醫生, 大夫, 看病先生 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 |
| Jin | Baotou | 看病先生 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 大夫 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 醫官, 大夫 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 大夫, 看病先生 |
| Jin | Handan | 醫生, 大夫, 先生 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 醫生, 先生 TCM |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 覷病先生, 醫生 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 覷病先生, 醫生 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 覷病先生, 醫生 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 醫生, 先生 TCM, 看病先生 TCM, 三格指醫生 TCM |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 先生, 醫生 Western, 郎中 TCM |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 醫生, 先生 dated |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 睨病先生 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 醫生, 醫師, 醫官, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 先生儂 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 醫生, 老君 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 老君, 先生 TCM |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 醫生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 先生 TCM |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 醫師, 醫生 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 藥先生 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 醫生, 生師, 先生 TCM |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 醫生, 生師, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 醫生, 生師, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 醫生 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 醫生 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 醫生, 先生 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 醫生 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 老君 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 老君 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 老君 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 醫生, 生師 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 醫官, 先生 dated |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 醫生, 先生 dated |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 醫生 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 醫生, 先生 TCM |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 先生 TCM |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 先生 TCM |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 先生 TCM |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 先生 TCM |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 先生 TCM |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 醫生 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 醫生, 先生 TCM |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 醫生, 醫師 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 醫生 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 醫生 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 醫生, 郎中 TCM, dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 郎中 TCM |
| Wu | Suzhou | 醫生, 郎中, 先生 TCM |
| Wu | Danyang | 醫生, 郎中 TCM, 先生 dated |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 醫生, 郎中先生 dated |
| Wu | Ningbo | 醫生, 先生, 郎中 TCM |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 醫生, 醫師, 先生 chiefly TCM, 醫藥先生 TCM |
| Wu | Jinhua | 醫師, 醫生, 先生, 郎中 TCM, dated |
| Wu | Shangrao | 先生 |
| Wu | Shangrao (Guangfeng) | 先生 |
| Wu | Yushan | 醫生 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 醫生, 大夫, 醫師 TCM, 先生 TCM, 郎中 TCM or dated |
| Xiang | Loudi | 郎中 TCM, 郎中先生 TCM |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 醫師, 郎中 TCM |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 醫師 |
| Note | TCM: doctor practising traditional Chinese medicine | TCM: doctor practising traditional Chinese medicine |

##### Derived terms

* 主治大夫 (zhǔzhì dàifu)
* 蒙古大夫 (měnggǔ dàifu)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dàfū
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): daai$^6$ fu$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-fû
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tāi-hu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dàfū
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dàfu
*** Wade–Giles: ta$^4$-fu$^1$
*** Yale: dà-fū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahfu
*** Palladius: дафу (dafu)
*** Sinological IPA : /tä⁵¹ fu⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daai$^6$ fu$^1$
*** Yale: daaih fū
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daai$^6$ fu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dai$^6$ fu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /taːi̯²² fuː⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-fû
*** Hakka Romanization System: tai fu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tai$^4$ fu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ fu²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-hu
*** Tâi-lô: tāi-hu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: daixhw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² hu³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ hu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/

#### Noun

大夫
* (archaic, historical) A governmental job title used during the Spring and Autumn period, the Warring States period and the early Chinese dynasties, whose responsibilities encompassed managing royal and court affairs, often translated as "senior official", "high officer" or "great officer".
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Yí dàfū shù shì, bāngguó shì yǒu. Jì duō shòu zhǐ, huángfà'érchǐ. [Pinyin]
    With his excellent ministers and all his [other] officers. Our region and State shall he hold, Thus receiving many blessings, To hoary hair, and with teeth ever renewed like a child's.
* (Hailu Hakka) large, dry field

##### Synonyms

* (large, dry field): (Hakka) 大坵

##### Derived terms

* 下大夫
* 三閭大夫／三闾大夫
* 中散大夫
* 五大夫
* 五羖大夫
* 光祿大夫／光禄大夫
* 刑不上大夫
* 卿大夫 (qīngdàfū)
* 士大夫 (shìdàfū)
* 大夫嫲
* 大夫松
* 太中大夫 (tàizhōng dàfū)
* 奉政大夫
* 子大夫
* 御史大夫 (yùshǐ dàfū)
* 莽大夫
* 諫議大夫／谏议大夫 (jiànyì dàfū)
* 鄉大夫／乡大夫
* 金紫光祿大夫／金紫光禄大夫

##### Descendants

* → Japanese: 大(たい)夫(ふ) (taifu)
* → Korean: 대부(大夫) (daebu)
* → Vietnamese: đại phu (大夫)

#### Proper noun

大夫
* a surname

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 大 | 夫 |
| たい Grade: 1 | ふ Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||
from Chinese 大夫 (“great man”). Also written as 太夫.

#### Noun

大(たい)夫(ふ) • (taifu)
* (historical) an office in Zhou Dynasty, China.
* (historical, in Japan) substitutive style of high ranked courtier, particularly officers in the 5th rank (五位).
* (historical, in Japan, also daibu) head of shoku(職) or bō(坊), administrative departments of the imperial court.
* (historical) karō (家老)
* pine tree (based in an episode Qin Shi Huangdi or the First Emperor of Qin granted a pine tree the dignity of Taifu [1.])
* style of Shinto shrine headmaster.

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 大 | 夫 |
| たい > たゆ Grade: 1 | ふ > う Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||
from taifu (see above)
/taiɸu/ → /taiu/ → /tajuː/

#### Noun

大(たゆ)夫(う) • (tayū)
* (in Noh-theater) iemoto or the head master of shite (シテ) acting family.
* (in jōruri/bunraku-theater) style of narrators and shamisen players.
* (historical, in Edo period) highest ranked prostitutes at the officially approved prostitution areas, such as, Yoshiwara.
* leading actor in a manzai pair
* style of Shinto shrine headmaster