大成 (dà) — great achievement, great completion; (honorific) epithet for Confucius
Definition
Cultural/Classical term meaning 'great accomplishment or synthesis'. Best known as the epithet for Confucius — his temple hall is 大成殿.
noun
great achievementgreat completion(honorific) epithet for Confucius
Examples
- 大成,著。Tā yì shēng zhuī qiú xué shù dà, wǎn nián zhōng yú wán chéng le zhè bù jù zhù.He pursued great scholarly achievement all his life, and in his later years finally completed this magnum opus.
- 阜大成。Qū fù de dà diàn shì jì niàn kǒng zǐ de zhòng yào jiàn zhù.The Dacheng Hall in Qufu is an important building commemorating Confucius.
- 大成,。Zhè běn shū jí zhū jiā dà, duì hòu shì yǐng xiǎng shēn yuǎn.This book synthesizes the great achievements of various schools, exerting a profound influence on later generations.
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