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dazibao

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dɑːdzəˈbaʊ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A wall-mounted newspaper or similar, used as a form of protest, propaganda, and popular communication in China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: big-character poster

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Transliteration from Mandarin 大字報/大字报 (dàzìbào, “big-character poster”) via Hanyu Pinyin.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَازِيبَاو (dazibāw) — big-character poster
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大字報 /大字报 (dàzìbào) — big-character poster
  • Finnish: seinälehti — big-character poster
  • French: dazibao — big-character poster
  • Hungarian: tacepao — big-character poster
  • Japanese: 大字報 (daijihō) — big-character poster
  • Korean: 대자보 (daejabo) — big-character poster
  • Russian: дацзыба́о (daczybáo) — big-character poster
  • Vietnamese: đại tự báo — big-character poster