# 大概
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dàgài
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): daai$^6$ koi$^3$ / daai$^6$ koi$^{3-2}$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thai-khói
    (Hailu, HRS): tai$^˖$ koi$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): tai$^3$ koi$^3$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dai$^5$ kai$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tāi-khài / tāi-kài
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dai$^6$ kai$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$da-ke
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dàgài
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dàgài
*** Wade–Giles: ta$^4$-kai$^4$
*** Yale: dà-gài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahgay
*** Palladius: дагай (dagaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daai$^6$ koi$^3$ / daai$^6$ koi$^{3-2}$
*** Yale: daaih koi / daaih kói
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daai$^6$ koi$^3$ / daai$^6$ koi$^{3-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dai$^6$ koi$^3$ / dai$^6$ koi$^{3-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /taːi̯²² kʰɔːi̯³³/, /taːi̯²² kʰɔːi̯³³⁻³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khói
*** Hakka Romanization System: tai koi$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tai$^4$ koi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰoi̯³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: tai$^˖$ koi$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰai³³ kʰoi²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: tai$^3$ koi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰaɪ³¹ kʰoɪ³¹/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dai$^5$ kai$^4$ [Phonetic: dai$^1$ kai$^4$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: dāi-ka̍i
*** Sinological IPA : /tai²¹⁻⁵⁵ kʰai⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-khài
*** Tâi-lô: tāi-khài
*** Phofsit Daibuun: daixqaix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² kʰai⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ kʰai¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ kʰai²¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ kʰai²¹/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-kài
*** Tâi-lô: tāi-kài
*** Phofsit Daibuun: daixkaix
*** IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ kai¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ kai²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dai$^6$ kai$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tăi khài
*** Sinological IPA : /tai³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰai²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$da-ke
*** MiniDict: da$^去$ ke
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$da-ke
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /da²² ke⁴⁴/

### Adverb

大概
* approximately; roughly; about
    From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《論誠意》
    Chéngwěi shì pǐnxìng, què yòu shì tàidù. Cóngqián lùn rén chéngwěi, dàgài jiù pǐnxìng éryán. [Pinyin]
    Sincerity and hypocrisy make up our moral character, but they also inform our attitude. In the past, when talking of sincerity and hypocrisy, discussions centred mostly on moral character.
* probably; likely

#### Synonyms

* (approximately):
* 上下 (shàngxià)
* 光景 (guāngjǐng)
* 前後 / 前后 (qiánhòu) (of a point in or period of time)
* 參差 / 参差 (cēncī) (literary)
* 大抵 (dàdǐ)
* 大率 (dàshuài) (literary)
* 大約 / 大约 (dàyuē)
* 大約摸 / 大约摸 (dàyuēmō) (colloquial)
* 大約摸捉 / 大约摸捉 (Shanghainese)
* 大致 (dàzhì)
* 左右 (zuǒyòu)
* 模樣 / 模样
* 無慮 / 无虑 (wúlǜ) (literary)
* 約摸 / 约摸 (yuēmo)
* 約略 / 约略 (yuēlüè)
* agak (Hokkien, Teochew)
* (probably):
* 博濟 / 博济 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 多半 (duōbàn)
* 多半兒 / 多半儿 (duōbànr) (Beijing Mandarin)
* 大半 (dàbàn)
* 大約 / 大约 (dàyuē)
* 大約摸 / 大约摸 (dàyuēmō) (colloquial)
* 想必 (xiǎngbì)
* 無慮 / 无虑 (wúlǜ) (literary)

### Noun

大概
* general idea; rough idea

### Adjective

大概
* (attributive) approximate; rough
    大概的數目／大概的数目 ― dàgài de shùmù ― approximate amount
* (Zhangzhou Hokkien) generous; magnanimous

#### Synonyms

* (approximate): 大約／大约 (dàyuē)

### See also

* 概括 (gàikuò)
* 籠統／笼统 (lǒngtǒng)

### Further reading

* “大概”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 大 | 概 |
| たい Grade: 1 | がい Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 大槪 (kyūjitai)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ta̠iɡa̠i]

### Noun

大(たい)概(がい) • (taigai)
* generality

### Adverb

大(たい)概(がい) • (taigai)
* mostly, in general

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 大 | 概 |

### Adverb

大概
* chữ Hán form of đại khái (“the big idea; In general; generally; overall”).

### Adjective

大概
* chữ Hán form of đại khái (“perfunctory”).