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庞然大物

páng rán dà wùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) huge object / colossus
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.

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Original source entry:

龐然大物 庞然大物 [pang2 ran2 da4 wu4] /(idiom) huge object; colossus/

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Other forms in these source records: 龐然大物

  • 庞
    páng

    (bound form) huge / (bound form) numerous and disordered / (bound form) face

    Páng

    surname Pang

  • 然
    rán

    correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly

  • 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]

  • 物
    wù

    (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself

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