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大杂烩

dà zá huìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
mix-up / mish-mash / potpourri
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-6f6308d0ef9e6318. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大雜燴 大杂烩 [da4 za2 hui4] /mix-up/mish-mash/potpourri/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 大雜燴

  • 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]

  • 杂
    zá

    mixed / miscellaneous / various / to mix

  • 烩
    huì

    to braise / to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.