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江洋大盗

jiāng yáng dà dàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) infamous pirate / (by extension) notorious bandit or robber
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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.

Source record: cd-acd4b30409788449. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

江洋大盜 江洋大盗 [jiang1 yang2 da4 dao4] /(idiom) infamous pirate; (by extension) notorious bandit or robber/

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Other forms in these source records: 江洋大盜

  • 江
    Jiāng

    surname Jiang / (bound form) Yangtze River / (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏[Jiāng sū])

  • 洋
    yáng

    ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin

  • 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]

  • 盗
    dào

    to steal / to rob / to plunder / thief / bandit / robber

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