西 大

Xī dàdictionary entry

(Internet slang) the United States (contrasted with China 東大|东大[Dōng dà]) / (informal) abbreviation for certain university names, esp. 西南大學|西南大学[Xī nán Dà xué] and 西北大學|西北大学[Xī běi Dà xué]

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Original source entry:

西大 西大 [Xi1 da4] /(Internet slang) the United States (contrasted with China 東大|东大[Dong1 da4])/(informal) abbreviation for certain university names, esp. 西南大學|西南大学[Xi1 nan2 Da4 xue2] and 西北大學|西北大学[Xi1 bei3 Da4 xue2]/

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西
xī
west
Xī
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish
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]

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