大愚たいぐ

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だい
たい
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kan'on

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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だい(たい)() (taigu-na (adnominal だい(たい)() (taigu na), adverbial だい(たい)() (taigu ni))

  1. exceedingly foolish
    • 1922, Tsukamoto Tetsuzō, Rōshi, Sōshi, Resshi, translation of Laozi, Zhuangzi, Liezi by Zhang Zhen, page 344:
      だい(たい)()ものはいち(いっ)せい(しょう)(がい)(がん)ちょう()にしてならず
      Taigu na mono wa isshōgai ganba ni shite narazu
      The most foolish person goes their entire life without great endeavor

Noun

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だい(たい)() (taigu

  1. a great folly, something very foolish
  2. a very foolish person
    • 2020, Taigu Genshō, Jinsei ga kakujitsu ni kawaru: Taigu Genshō no kotae [The only certainty is change: Taigu Gensho’s answer], page 87:
      しかし、()たくみ(しょう)はそれだとわたし(わたし)がまただい(たい)けん(けん)()ゆび()そうとしてしまうから、だい(たい)()のままであれ、とげん()いたかったんですね。
      Shikashi, shishō wa sore da to watashi ga mata taiken o mezasō to shite shimau kara, taigu no mama de are, to ītakattan desu ne.
      But, the Master declared that since my aim was still to become a great sage, then I must remain a great fool.
  3. a deprecatory term of reference for oneself