大红灯笼高高挂 大紅燈籠高高掛 dà hóng dēng lóng gāo gāo guà Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 张艺谋[zhāng yì móu]
大卫·米利班德 大衛·米利班德 dà wèi · mǐ lì bān dé David Miliband (1965-), UK politician
大连外国语大学 大連外國語大學 dà lián wài guó yǔ dà xué Dalian University of Foreign Languages
天津外国语大学 天津外國語大學 tiān jīn wài guó yǔ dà xué Tianjin Foreign Studies University
广州中医药大学 廣州中醫藥大學 guǎng zhōu zhōng yī yào dà xué Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
斯大林格勒战役 斯大林格勒戰役 sī dà lín gé lè zhàn yì Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed to take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces
斯大林格勒会战 斯大林格勒會戰 sī dà lín gé lè huì zhàn 1. Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943)2. also called 斯大林格勒战役
水浅养不住大鱼 水淺養不住大魚 shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú 1. lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)2. fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization
治大国若烹小鲜 治大國若烹小鮮 zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān 1. ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)2. effective government requires minimal intervention
燕子衔泥垒大窝 燕子銜泥壘大窩 yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō 1. the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)2. many a little makes a mickle
科罗拉多大峡谷 科羅拉多大峽谷 kē luó lā duō dà xiá gǔ the Grand Canyon (Colorado)
圣索非亚大教堂 聖索非亞大教堂 shèng suǒ fēi yà dà jiào táng Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)
西安外国语大学 西安外國語大學 xī ān wài guó yǔ dà xué Xi'an International Studies University (XISU)
关公面前耍大刀 關公面前耍大刀 guān gōng miàn qián shuǎ dà dāo 1. lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)2. fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert
雅鲁藏布大峡谷 雅魯藏布大峽谷 yǎ lǔ zàng bù dà xiá gǔ Great Canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra (through the southeast Himalayas, from Tibet to Assam and Bangladesh)
雷声大，雨点小 雷聲大，雨點小 léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo 1. lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom)2. fig. a lot of talk, but no action
高丽八万大藏经 高麗八萬大藏經 gāo lí bā wàn dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[hǎi yìn sì] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
三大纪律八项注意 三大紀律八項注意 sān dà jì lǜ bā xiàng zhù yì the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
伦敦大学亚非学院 倫敦大學亞非學院 lún dūn dà xué yà fēi xué yuàn London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
加拿大太平洋铁路 加拿大太平洋鐵路 jiā ná dà tài píng yáng tiě lù Canadian Pacific Railway
北京大兴国际机场 北京大興國際機場 běi jīng dà xīng guó jì jī chǎng Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)
国立台北科技大学 國立臺北科技大學 guó lì tái běi kē jì dà xué National Taipei University of Technology
国立西南联合大学 國立西南聯合大學 guó lì xī nán lián hé dà xué National Southwest Combined University (Peking, Tsinghua and Nankai Universities in exile in Kunming 1937-1945)
大学学科能力测验 大學學科能力測驗 dà xué xué kē néng lì cè yàn General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan)
大柴旦行政委员会 大柴旦行政委員會 dà chái dàn xíng zhèng wěi yuán huì Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai
大规模杀伤性武器 大規模殺傷性武器 dà guī mó shā shāng xìng wǔ qì weapon of mass destruction
寒武纪生命大爆发 寒武紀生命大爆發 hán wǔ jì shēng mìng dà bào fā the Cambrian explosion
小洞不补大洞吃苦 小洞不補大洞吃苦 xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
澳大利亚国立大学 澳大利亞國立大學 ào dà lì yà guó lì dà xué Australian National University (ANU), Canberra
澳大利亚首都特区 澳大利亞首都特區 ào dà lì yà shǒu dū tè qū Australian Capital Territory
瘦死的骆驼比马大 瘦死的駱駝比馬大 shòu sǐ de luò tuo bǐ mǎ dà 1. lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)2. fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people3. a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people
约翰·霍金斯大学 約翰·霍金斯大學 yuē hàn · huò jīn sī dà xué Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
卧龙大熊猫保护区 臥龍大熊貓保護區 wò lóng dà xióng māo bǎo hù qū Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan
首都经济贸易大学 首都經濟貿易大學 shǒu dū jīng jì mào yì dà xué Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing)
不孝有三，无后为大 不孝有三，無後為大 bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ])
世界维吾尔代表大会 世界維吾爾代表大會 shì jiè wéi wú ěr dài biǎo dà huì World Uighur Congress
亚历山大·杜布切克 亞歷山大·杜布切克 yà lì shān dà · dù bù qiē kè Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)
大事化小，小事化了 dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大勇若怯，大智若愚 dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
大处着眼，小处着手 大處著眼，小處著手 dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大通回族土族自治县 大通回族土族自治縣 dà tōng huí zú tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County, in Xining City 西宁市[xī níng shì], Qinghai
大难不死，必有后福 大難不死，必有後福 dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)
小作怡情，大作伤身 小作怡情，大作傷身 xiǎo zuō yí qíng , dà zuō shāng shēn an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情，小酌怡情，大酌伤身[xiǎo zhuó yí qíng dà zhuó shāng shēn])
小时了了，大未必佳 小時了了，大未必佳 xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
过而能改，善莫大焉 過而能改，善莫大焉 guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
中国大百科全书出版社 中國大百科全書出版社 zhōng guó dà bǎi kē quán shū chū bǎn shè Encyclopedia of China Publishing House
中苏解决悬案大纲协定 中蘇解決懸案大綱協定 zhōng sū jiě jué xuán àn dà gāng xié dìng the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
大学入学指定科目考试 大學入學指定科目考試 dà xué rù xué zhǐ dìng kē mù kǎo shì 1. Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw)2. abbr. to 指考[zhǐ kǎo]
林子大了，什么鸟都有 林子大了，什麼鳥都有 lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
步子太大，容易扯着蛋 步子太大，容易扯著蛋 bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn 1. if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛优[gě yōu] in the 2010 action comedy movie 让子弹飞[ràng zǐ dàn fēi])2. (fig.) take things one step at a time