大理

Chinese
 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
simp. and trad.
(大理)		 大 理
anagram 理大

Pronunciation

Proper noun

大理

  1. (～白族自治州, ～州) Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan, China)
  2. (～市) Dali (a county-level city in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China)
  3. (～鎮, ～古城) Dali (a town in Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China, also known as Dali Old Town)
  4. Alternative name for 下關／下关 (Xiàguān, “Xiaguan, the new town, seat of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture”).
  5. (～國) (historical) Dali Kingdom (a medieval state controlled from the old town)
  6. (～府) (historical) Dali Prefecture (a prefecture controlled by the old town under imperial China)

Synonyms
  • (old town as capital of an independent kingdom): 首府 (shǒufǔ)
  • (kingdom): 大中國／大中国 (under Gao Shengtai); 後大理／后大理, 後理國／后理国 (after 1096)

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