# 大方
## Chinese

* 大方

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dàfāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): daai$^6$ fong$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-fông
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tāi-hong
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dàfāng → dàfang (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤ → ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄈㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dàfång
*** Wade–Giles: ta$^4$-fang$^5$
*** Yale: dà-fang
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dah.fang
*** Palladius: дафан (dafan)
*** Sinological IPA : /tä⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/ → /tä⁵¹ fɑŋ¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daai$^6$ fong$^1$
*** Yale: daaih fōng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daai$^6$ fong$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dai$^6$ fong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /taːi̯²² fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-fông
*** Hakka Romanization System: tai fong$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tai$^4$ fong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ foŋ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-hong
*** Tâi-lô: tāi-hong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: daixhofng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

### Noun

大方
* (literary) expert; master; scholar
* (traditional Chinese medicine) large formula; potent prescription
* (literary) distinguished family
* (literary) earth; world
* (literary) basic rule
* name for a variety green tea grown mainly in Anhui and Zhejiang provinces

#### Synonyms

* (expert):
* 內行 / 内行 (nèiháng)
* 內行人 / 内行人 (nèihángrén)
* 名家 (míngjiā)
* 大家
* 大神 (dàshén) (Internet slang)
* 好手 (hǎoshǒu)
* 專家 / 专家 (zhuānjiā)
* 專才 / 专才 (zhuāncái)
* 專業人員 / 专业人员 (zhuānyè rényuán)
* 專業人才 / 专业人才 (zhuānyè réncái)
* 專業戶 / 专业户 (zhuānyèhù) (figurative)
* 專門 / 专门 (zhuānmén)
* 專門家 / 专门家 (zhuānménjiā)
* 強手 / 强手 (qiángshǒu)
* 懸手 / 悬手 (Hokkien)
* 把式 (bǎshì)
* 方家 (fāngjiā) (literary)
* 能手 (néngshǒu)
* 行家 (hángjiā)
* 行家裡手 / 行家里手 (hángjiā lǐshǒu)
* 裡手 / 里手 (lǐshǒu)
* 通家 (tōngjiā) (literary)
* 達人 / 达人 (dárén)
* 高手 (gāoshǒu)

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “expert”):
* 外行 (wàiháng)
* 外行人 (wàihángrén)
* 棒槌 (bàngchuí) (figurative)
* 行外人 (hángwàirén)
* 門外漢 / 门外汉 (ménwàihàn)

#### Derived terms

* 大方之家
* 大方家
* 見笑大方 / 见笑大方
* 貽笑大方 / 贻笑大方 (yíxiàodàfāng)

### Adjective

大方
* generous; liberal; magnanimous
* natural and unaffected
* in good taste; tasteful; stylish

#### Synonyms

* (generous): 慷慨 (kāngkǎi); (Hokkien) 大派, 冇手, 看手, 闊手／阔手; (Wu) 四海

#### Derived terms

* 大大方方 (dàdafāngfāng)
* 大方氣派 / 大方气派
* 舉止大方 / 举止大方
* 落落大方 (luòluòdàfāng)
* 雍容大方 (yōngróngdàfāng)

### Proper noun

大方
* (～縣) Dafang County (a county of Guizhou, China)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 大 | 方 |
| おお Grade: 1 | かた Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi ||
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) おおかた [òókátá] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [o̞ːka̠ta̠]

#### Noun

大(おお)方(かた) • (ōkata)
* the majority, the large part
* people in general, the public

#### Adverb

大(おお)方(かた) • (ōkata)
* mostly, nearly
* maybe, probably

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 大 | 方 |
| たい Grade: 1 | ほう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) たいほー [tàíhóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ta̠iho̞ː]

#### Noun

大(たい)方(ほう) • (taihō)
* greater part, majority, mostly
* the path of the Buddha
* a person of expansive wisdom

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN