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大同

Dà tóngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 大同市[Dà tóng Shì] / see 大同鄉|大同乡[Dà tóng Xiāng] / see 大同區|大同区[Dà tóng Qū] / (Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

大同 大同 [Da4 tong2] /see 大同市[Da4 tong2 Shi4]/see 大同鄉|大同乡[Da4 tong2 Xiang1]/see 大同區|大同区[Da4 tong2 Qu1]/(Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society)/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 同
    tóng

    like / same / similar / together / alike / with

    tòng

    used in 胡同[hú tòng] / used in 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]

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