碩大無朋

Chinese

trad. (碩大無朋) 碩大 無朋
simp. (硕大无朋) 硕大 无朋

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 117 (《詩經·唐風·椒聊》):

椒聊
碩大無朋
[Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
椒聊
硕大无朋
[Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Jiāoliáo zhī shí, fán yǎn yíng shēng.
bǐ qí zhī zǐ, shuòdà wúpéng.
[Pinyin]
The clusters of the pepper plant, Large and luxuriant, would fill a pint.
That hero there is large and peerless.

Pronunciation


Idiom

碩大無朋

  1. incomparably enormous

Synonyms

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