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五大三粗

wǔ dà sān cūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
burly / strapping / big and strong
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.

Source record: cd-2ecd54725c0b5176. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

五大三粗 五大三粗 [wu3 da4 san1 cu1] /burly/strapping/big and strong/

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Reference information

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Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 五
    wǔ

    five / 5

  • 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]

  • 三
    sān

    three / 3

    Sān

    surname San

  • 粗
    cū

    (of sth long) wide / thick / (of sth granular) coarse / (of a voice) gruff / (of sb's manner etc) rough / crude / careless / rude / remote / distant

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.