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dà ㄉㄚˋ (1.1): 与“小”相对。 Large, great. Show full entry 《论语·子路》: 见小利，则大事不成。 Show complete text Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished. 《孟子·滕文公上》: 屦大小同，则贾相若。 Show complete text And with shoes which were of the same size. 《春秋左传》: 楚子伐陆浑之戎，遂至于雒，观兵于周疆，定王使王孙满劳楚子，楚子问鼎之大小轻重焉，对曰，在德不在鼎，昔夏之方有德也，远方图物，贡金九牧，铸鼎象物，百物而为之备，使民知神奸，故民入川泽山林，不逢不若，螭魅罔两，莫能逢之，用能协于上下，以承天休，桀有昏德，鼎迁于商，载祀六百，商纣暴虐，鼎迁于周，德之休明，虽小，重也，其奸回昏乱，虽大，轻也，天祚明德，有所底止，成王定鼎于郏鄏，卜世三十，卜年七百，天所命也，周德虽衰，天命未改，鼎之轻重，未可问也 Show complete text 《战国策》: 臣未尝闻指大于臂，臂大于股，若有此，则病必甚矣。 Show complete text

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