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宽宏大度

kuān hóng dà dùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
magnanimous / generous / broad-minded
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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:

寬宏大度 宽宏大度 [kuan1 hong2 da4 du4] /magnanimous/generous/broad-minded/

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Other forms in these source records: 寬宏大度

  • 宽
    kuān

    wide / broad / loose / relaxed / lenient

    Kuān

    surname Kuan

  • 宏
    hóng

    great / magnificent / macro (computing) / macro-

  • 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]

  • 度
    dù

    to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences

    duó

    to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duò]

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