dazibao en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɑːdzəˈbaʊ/
Etymology
Transliteration from Mandarin 大字報／大字报 (dàzìbào, “big-character poster”) via Hanyu Pinyin.
Meanings
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A wall-mounted newspaper or similar, used as a form of protest, propaganda, and popular communication in China.
There are also artifacts like a poster called a dazibao, from 1968. The big Chinese characters on the poster form political slogans and names of public enemies. The names crossed off in red represent people who were executed, Ms. Shannon said.
2008 May 18, Fred A. Bernstein, “A Home as Quirky as Life Itself”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dazibao | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dazibaos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (9)
ko 대자보 (big-character poster) · ru дацзыба́о (big-character poster) · ar دَازِيبَاو (big-character poster) · vi đại tự báo (big-character poster) · cmn 大字報 /大字报 (big-character poster) · hu tacepao (big-character poster) · ja 大字報 (big-character poster) · fi seinälehti (big-character poster) · fr dazibao (big-character poster)