东大 (dōng dà) — (slang) China (short for 东方大国)

Definition

东大 is online slang for China, short for 东方大国 (“great Eastern nation”) — used jokingly or self-deprecatingly online, not in formal writing. A neutral standard term is 中国.

noun
(slang) China (short for 东方大国)

Examples

  • 东大？
    Tīng shuō dōng dà zuì jìn yòu zài gǎo shén me xīn zhèng cè?
    I heard Big East is up to some new policy again?
  • 东大，。
    Wǒ shì dōng dà rén, dàn wǒ bù xǐ huan zhè ge cí.
    I'm from Big East, but I don't like this term.
  • 东大。
    dōng dà De wǎng yǒu dōu zài tǎo lùn zhè ge huà tí.
    Netizens from Big East are all discussing this topic.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 東; 东 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 東 originally drew a full bag tied at both ends. The simplified 东 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

Open 东 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Open 大 →

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