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What 大 means in a Chinese namedà

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大dà · B
tier B

大的；广大。

Great — by measure, and by worth.

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大哉尧之为君
大哉尧之为君 Greatness that is not size

大哉尧之为君也！

How great was Yao as a ruler!

论语 · 泰伯篇 · our translation
Not size but weight: Confucius goes on to say only heaven is great, and Yao took it as his model. 孔子叹尧。这个「大」不是尺寸，是分量——后面接着说「巍巍乎，唯天为大，唯尧则之」。
大哉广大大之大年弘大
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Weight rather than size.

「大」是分量，不是尺寸。

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