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大街小巷

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
high streets and back lanes; throughout the city
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Origin

The phrase 大街小巷 is composed of four characters: 大 (big, large, or huge), 街 (street), 小 (small, tiny, or little), and 巷 (alley, lane, or tunnel).

The character 街 is formed with the semantic component 行 (to walk), which consists of 彳 (to walk slowly) and 亍 (to stop or stand still), and the phonetic component 圭 (jade pointed at top), which contains 士 (unmarried male or bachelor). The character 小 contains the components 八 (eight) and 丨 (to connect vertically or pass through from top to bottom).

The character 巷 uses the semantic component 己 (self or oneself) and the phonetic component 共 (common). The component 共 is made of 廾 (both hands) and 口 (mouth).

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

「大街小巷」是由四個漢字組成的詞彙，意指城鎮裡大大小小的街巷。其中，「大」表示巨大或大型；「街」指街道，其字形包含表示「行走」的意符「行」，以及作為音符的「圭」。而「行」字本身由「彳」（緩慢行走）與「亍」（停止或站立）組成；「圭」則由「士」構成。

另一部分由「小」與「巷」組成。「小」表示微小，其字形包含「八」與「丨」兩個部件。「巷」指巷弄或小徑，其字形包含表示「自己」的意符「己」，以及作為音符的「共」。「共」字則由「廾」（雙手）與「口」組成。

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街 “street (Classifier: 條／条 m c)”
    • meaningChinese行 “to walk”
      • componentChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • componentChinese亍 “to stop; to stand still”
    • soundChinese圭 “jade pointed at top”
      • componentChinese士 “unmarried male; bachelor”
  • characterChinese小 “small, tiny, little”
    • ideaChinese八 “eight”
    • ideaChinese丨 “To connect vertically; to pass through from top to bottom.”
  • characterChinese巷 “alley; lane; tunnel”
    • soundChinese共 “common”
      • ideaChinese廾 “both hands”
      • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • meaningChinese己 “self; oneself”
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Meanings

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  1. high streets and back lanes; throughout the city

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 城鎮裡大大小小的街巷。 例：為了找尋遺失的小狗，他走遍大街小巷，仍不見蹤影。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • 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