序大

Chinese

		order; sequence; preface	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (序大)		序	大
alternative forms		是大祀大視大／视大

Etymology

From ellipsis of 是 (sī) + 大人 (tōa-lâng).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sī-tōa / sǐ-tōa

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-tōa
  - Tâi-lô: sī-tuā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sixdoa
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /si³³⁻²¹ tua³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /si³³⁻¹¹ tua³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /si²²⁻²¹ tua²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐ-tōa
  - Tâi-lô: sǐ-tuā
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /si³³⁻²² tua⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /si²² tua⁴¹/

Adjective

序大

(Hokkien) old; senior
(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Penang and Philippine Hokkien) eldest within the same generation (such as among siblings or cousins)

Antonyms

序細／序细

Derived terms

Noun

序大

(Taiwanese Hokkien) older generation

Synonyms

長輩／长辈 (zhǎngbèi)

See also

第一 (dì-yī)
第二 (dì'èr)
第三 (dì-sān)
煞尾 (shāwěi)

References

Macgowan, Rev. John (1883) English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect‎, Amoy, Fuhkien, Qing China, page 517
楊雅儒 (1927) 洪淑苓, editor, 新出賣大燈歌‎, 廈門市(Amoy, Fukien, ROC): 會文堂編輯部, page 3 (ntul-mf0006_g2341203_0004)

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