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The Meaning of "Da" in the Book of Laoztu

AN Hai-min

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The book of Laoztu has deep meaning and is unique in its language.To express his own thoughts,Laoztu created many philosophical terms.In addition,there are also many words like Tao,Da,De,MouZongSan,You,Miao,Yi,Zi Ran,Xuan Pin,Genall disassimate from normal phrases.Here they were endowed with special meaning which is utterly different from its ordinary use.Take the word Da as an example,it is a synonym of Tao.When the word Da is placed first in Chinese idiom,it has a philosophical meaning.

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The book of Laoztu has deep meaning and is unique in its language.To express his own thoughts,Laoztu created many philosophical terms.In addition,there are also many words like Tao,Da,De,MouZongSan,You,Miao,Yi,Zi Ran,Xuan Pin,Genall disassimate from normal phrases.Here they were endowed with special meaning which is utterly different from its ordinary use.Take the word Da as an example,it is a synonym of Tao.When the word Da is placed first in Chinese idiom,it has a philosophical meaning.

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The book of Laoztu has deep meaning and is unique in its language.To express his own thoughts,Laoztu created many philosophical terms.In addition,there are also many words like Tao,Da,De,MouZongSan,You,Miao,Yi,Zi Ran,Xuan Pin,Genall disassimate from normal phrases.Here they were endowed with special meaning which is utterly different from its ordinary use.Take the word Da as an example,it is a synonym of Tao.When the word Da is placed first in Chinese idiom,it has a philosophical meaning.

Key concepts: Meaning (existential), Synonym (taxonomy), Linguistics, Philosophy, Word (group theory), Original meaning, Psychology, Epistemology

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