序大

Chinese
order; sequence; preface
 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad.
(序大)		 序 大
alternative forms 是大
祀大
視大／视大

Etymology

From ellipsis of 是 (sī) + 大人 (tōa-lâng).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

序大

  1. (Hokkien) old; senior
  2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Penang and Philippine Hokkien) eldest within the same generation (such as among siblings or cousins)

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Noun

序大

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) older generation

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References
  1. Macgowan, Rev. John (1883) English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect‎, Amoy, Fuhkien, Qing China, page 517
  2. 楊雅儒 (1927), 洪淑苓, editor, 新出賣大燈歌‎, 廈門市(Amoy, Fukien, ROC): 會文堂編輯部, page 3 (ntul-mf0006_g2341203_0004)
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