Japanese Word Entry
大勝負| Kana: | おおしょうぶ |
| Romaji: | ooshoubu |
| Definition: | do-or-die game, crucial contest |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 大 | large, big, great, vast, high |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄉㄚˋ (dà), ㄉㄞˋ (dài), ㄊㄞˋ (tài) |
| Cantonese: | daai6 |
| Japanese: | ダイ (dai)、 タイ (tai)、 タ (ta) / おお- (oo-)、 おお.きい (ookii)、 -おお.いに (-ooini)、 はじめ (hajime)、 おおいに (ooini) |
| Korean: | 대 (dae), 다 (da), 태 (tae) |
| Vietnamese: | đại, thái |
| 勝 | victory, win, prevail, excel, be better than |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕㄥˋ (shèng), ㄕㄥ (shēng) |
| Cantonese: | sing3 |
| Japanese: | ショウ (shou) / か.つ (katsu)、 -が.ち (-gachi)、 まさ.る (masaru)、 すぐ.れる (sugureru)、 たえる (taeru) |
| Korean: | 승 (seung) |
| Vietnamese: | thắng, thăng |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 胜 |
| 負 | defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility, load, burden, carry |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄈㄨˋ (fù) |
| Cantonese: | fu6 |
| Japanese: | フ (fu)、 ブ (bu) / ま.ける (makeru)、 ま.かす (makasu)、 お.う (ou)、 たのむ (tanomu) |
| Korean: | 부 (bu) |
| Vietnamese: | phụ |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 负 |