# 大字
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dàzì
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄗˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): daai$^6$ zi$^6$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dua$^5$ zi$^5$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-lī / tōa-jī
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dàzì
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄗˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dàzìh
*** Wade–Giles: ta$^4$-tzŭ$^4$
*** Yale: dà-dz̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtzyh
*** Palladius: дацзы (daczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daai$^6$ zi$^6$
*** Yale: daaih jih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daai$^6$ dzi$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dai$^6$ ji$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /taːi̯²² t͡siː²²/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dua$^5$ zi$^5$ [Phonetic: dua$^4$ li$^5$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: duā-cī
*** Sinological IPA : /tua²¹⁻⁴² $^{(t͡s-)}$li²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Philippines, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-lī
*** Tâi-lô: tuā-lī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doaxli
*** IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ li³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /tua⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /tua²²⁻²¹ li²²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-jī
*** Tâi-lô: tuā-jī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doaxji
*** IPA (Zhangzhou, Singapore): /tua²²⁻²¹ d͡zi²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ zi³³/

### Noun

大字
* big Chinese character; large character
* (specifically) big characters written with a calligraphy brush
    寫大字／写大字 [Cantonese] ― se$^2$ daai$^6$ zi$^6$ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (colloquial) Chinese characters in general; writing
    大字不識幾個／大字不识几个 ― dàzì bùshí jǐge ― able to recognize only a handful of Chinese characters; illiterate
* (historical) Khitan large script
    Synonym: 契丹大字 (qìdān dàzì)
    Coordinate term: 小字 (xiǎozì)
* (Hokkien, Puxian Min) passport
* (Singapore Hokkien, dated) birth certificate
* (Philippine Hokkien, dated) landing certificate of residence

#### Usage notes

Usage in the Philippines refers specifically to the old Landing Certificate of Residence document that Chinese migrants were required to have during the American Colonial Era and Commonwealth Period in the Philippines as required by the Chinese Exclusion Act of the United States applied to the Philippine Islands from 1902-1943 as part of the United States. Chinese Filipino families tracing back to this era use this term to refer to this heirloom document.

#### Synonyms

* (passport):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 護照 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 護照 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 護照 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 護照 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 護照, паспорт |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 護照 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 護照 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 護照 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 護照 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 護照 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 護照, passport |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 護照 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 護照 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 護照 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 護照 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 護照 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 護照 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 護照 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 護照 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 護照 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 護照 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 護照 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 大字 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 大字 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 大字 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 大字 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 護照 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | pasport |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | passport |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 護照 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 護照 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 護照 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 護照, 字 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 護照 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 護照 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 護照 |
* (birth certificate):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 出生證, 出生證明, 出生證明書, 出生證書 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 出生證, 出生證明, 出生證明書, 出生證書 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 報生紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 報生紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 出世紙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 出世紙 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 出世紙 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 出世紙 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 報生紙 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 出世紙 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 生囝字 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 生字仔, 報生紙, 大字 dated, 生囝字 dated |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 出生紙 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 出生字, 出生紙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 生囝字 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 出生證 |

#### Derived terms

* 做大字
* 大字報 / 大字报 (dàzìbào)
* 大字本 (dàzìběn)
* 契丹大字 (qìdān dàzì)

### References

* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “大字”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 168.

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 大 | 字 |
| おお Grade: 1 | あざ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 大字 – see the following entry. :
| 【おおあざ】 | [noun] ōaza, a larger section of a 村(むら) (mura, “village”), usually used in addresses of rural locations |
(This term, 大字, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 大 | 字 |
| だい Grade: 1 | じ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) だいじ [dàíjí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [da̠iʑi]

#### Noun

大(だい)字(じ) • (daiji)
* a large character
* financial numeral characters (e.g. 参 instead of 三 for three)

#### Further reading

* Japanese numerals on Wikipedia.Wikipedia