大月氏 |
Dà Yuè zhī |
the Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi 月氏 people of central Asia during the Han dynasty |
大 |
dà |
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
大 |
dài |
see 大夫 |
大月 |
dà yuè |
solar month of 31 days / a lunar month of 30 days |
月 |
yuè |
moon / month / monthly / CL:个,轮 |
月氏 |
Yuè zhī |
ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty |
氏 |
shì |
(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures |
氏 |
zhī |
used in 月氏 / used in 阏氏 |