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大有人在

/tä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɻən³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/
plenty of such people exist
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    The phrase describes a vast landscape where many people exist, sharing the same circumstances or situation.
    The phrase describes a vast landscape where many people exist, sharing the same circumstances or situation.

    Origin

    The phrase 大有人在 is composed of four characters: 大, 有, 人, and 在. The character 大 means big, large, huge, or of great size. The character 有 means to have or to possess when a subject is present. This character contains the phonetic component 又 and the semantic components 肉 (meat or flesh) and 月 (moon).

    The character 人 refers to a man, person, or people. The character 在 means to exist, to be present, or to be alive. The character 在 includes the phonetic components 才 (ability, gift, talent, or capability) and 士 (unmarried male or bachelor). According to the MOE Dictionary, the phrase describes a situation where many people are in the same circumstances.

    Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

    「大有人在」由四個漢字組成。其中「大」表示巨大、大或宏偉；「人」指人或人類；「在」表示存在、在場或生存。這組詞彙用來形容有許多情況相同的人存在。

    在字形結構上，「有」字包含語義成分「肉」與「月」，並以「又」作為音符；「在」字則包含音符「才」與「士」。

    Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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    • characterChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
    • characterChinese有 “to have; to possess (when a subject is present)”
      • soundChinese又 “again; once more”
      • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
      • meaningChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”
    • characterChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • characterChinese在 “to exist; to be present; to be alive”
      • soundChinese才 “ability; gift; talent; capability”
      • soundChinese士 “unmarried male; bachelor”
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    Meanings

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    1. plenty of such people exist

    國語辭典 definitions

    1. 情況相同的人甚多。 例：歷史可以證明，超越失敗而得到成功的大有人在。

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    Sources

    • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
    • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
    • Written form — n/a
    • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0