大尉 dà wèi ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋ daai6 wai3
- captain (army rank)
- senior captain
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大
- 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too
- 伟大 偉大 wěi dà ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ wai5 daai6 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- 增大 zēng dà ㄗㄥ ㄉㄚˋ zang1 daai6 to enlarge
- 壮大 壯大 zhuàng dà ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ zong3 daai6 to strengthen; to build up
- 大事 dà shì ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ daai6 si6 major event
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- 大人 dà ren ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ daai6 jan4 adult
- 大使 dà shǐ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˇ daai6 si3 ambassador
- 大便 dà biàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ daai6 bin6 to defecate
- 大力 dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 lik6 energetically; vigorously
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 大哥 dà gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ daai6 go1 eldest brother
- 大地 dà dì ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ daai6 dei6 earth
- 大型 dà xíng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ daai6 jing4 large
- 大多 dà duō ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ daai6 do1 for the most part
- 大大 dà dà ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ daai6 daai6 greatly
- 大夫 dà fū ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 senior official (in imperial China)
- 大夫 dài fu ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 doctor; physician
- 大姐 dà jiě ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ daai6 ze2 big sister
- 大妈 大媽 dà mā ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ daai6 maa1 father's elder brother's wife
- 大嫂 dà sǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄠˇ daai6 sou2 older brother's wife
尉
- 上尉 shàng wèi ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄟˋ soeng6 wai3 captain (military rank)
- 中尉 zhōng wèi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ zung1 wai3 lieutenant (navy)
- 尉氏 Wèi shì ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ wai3 si6 see 尉氏县
- 尉犁 Yù lí ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ wai3 lai4 see 尉犁县
- 尉缭 尉繚 Wèi Liáo ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ wai3 liu4 Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇, possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉缭子 text on military strategy
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- 尉迟 尉遲 Yù chí ㄩˋ ㄔˊ wai3 ci4 two-character surname Yuchi
- 少尉 shào wèi ㄕㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ siu3 wai3 second lieutenant (army rank)
- 廷尉 tíng wèi ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ ting4 wai3 chief judicial officer in imperial China
- 校尉 xiào wèi ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ gaau3 wai3 military officer
- 卫尉 衛尉 wèi wèi ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˋ wai6 wai3 commander of the imperial guards
- 都尉 dū wèi ㄉㄨ ㄨㄟˋ dou1 wai3 military rank
- 尉氏县 尉氏縣 Wèi shì Xiàn ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wai3 si6 jyun6 Weishi, a county in Kaifeng City 开封市, Henan
- 尉犁县 尉犁縣 Yù lí Xiàn ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wai3 lai4 jyun6 Yuli, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
- 尉缭子 尉繚子 Wèi Liáo zi ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄗ wai3 liu4 zi2 Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, possibly written by Wei Liao 尉缭 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 尉迟恭 尉遲恭 Yù chí Gōng ㄩˋ ㄔˊ ㄍㄨㄥ wai3 ci4 gung1 General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
- 骑都尉 騎都尉 qí dū wèi ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄨ ㄨㄟˋ ke4 dou1 wai3 (archaic) cavalry commandant; cavalry captain
- 摸金校尉 mō jīn xiào wèi ㄇㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ mo2 gam1 gaau3 wai3 (idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider
- 陆军中尉 陸軍中尉 lù jūn zhōng wèi ㄌㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ luk6 gwan1 zung1 wai3 lieutenant
Idioms with these characters
- 彪形大汉 彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
- 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1 (idiom) wide-ranging and profound
- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
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- 不识大体 不識大體 bù shí dà tǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧˇ bat1 sik1 daai6 tai2 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 春秋大梦 春秋大夢 chūn qiū dà mèng ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ ceon1 cau1 daai6 mung6 grand dreams
- 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè ㄘㄨ ㄓ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˋ cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
- 大包大揽 大包大攬 dà bāo dà lǎn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄢˇ daai6 baau1 daai6 laam5 to take complete charge (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大吵大闹 大吵大鬧 dà chǎo dà nào ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄠˋ daai6 caau2 daai6 naau6 to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss