WordTaiwan frequency #25,788
大張旗鼓
ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ
“on a grand scale; with great fanfare; making a big public display of activity or effort”
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大
ㄉㄚˋ
Big; large; great; vast; elder; eldest; important; profound; to a great extent; to emphasize; (dialect) father or uncle.
張
ㄓㄤ
To open or spread out; a classifier for flat objects like paper or tables; to stretch; a surname.
旗
ㄑㄧˊ
A flag or banner; a unit of Qing dynasty military organization; an administrative division in Qing Mongolia; a surname.
鼓
ㄍㄨˇ
A drum; to beat a drum; to strike; to rouse or inspire; to bulge or swell.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 大陸ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋmainland China (in Taiwan usage); continent; mainland (as opposed to islands or coastal areas).
- 大家ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚeveryone; all people; a great expert or master; an influential or prominent family
- 大學ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊuniversity; college; institution of higher education; the Great Learning, a Confucian classic; in ancient times, a school for adult education
- 鼓勵ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋto encourage; to motivate; to give support or confidence to someone
- 大概ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋroughly; approximately; about; probably; general idea; rough estimate
- 大量ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋlarge quantity; great amount; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous; (Taiwan) big capacity for alcohol
- 重大ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋgreat; important; major; significant; of great consequence or seriousness
- 主張ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄤto advocate; to stand for; a view, position, or assertion; to decide or take charge; to dominate or control
- 緊張ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄤnervous; anxious; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
- 擴大ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋto expand; to enlarge; to broaden in scope; to scale up; to extend one's reach
- 大人ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊadult; grownup; a respectful title for elders, parents, or superiors; historically, a tribal chief in some northern peoples.
- 大型ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊlarge; large-scale; of great size or scale; major; big