dazibao
/dɑːdzəˈbaʊ/
dazibao noun: a wall-mounted newspaper or similar, used as a form of protest, propaganda, and popular communication in China.
Noun
dazibao (plural dazibaos or dazibao)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- big-character poster
dazibao meaning in Bengali, Arabic and Vietnamese
dazibao in Bengali
- দাজিবাহো
dazibao in Arabic
- big-character poster
- دَازِيبَاو dazibāw
dazibao in Vietnamese
- big-character poster
- đại tự báo
Synonyms of dazibao
Forms of dazibao
| plural | dazibaos |
|---|---|
| plural | dazibao |
Origin of dazibao
Transliteration from Mandarin 大字報／大字报 (dàzìbào, “big-character poster”) via Hanyu Pinyin.
Questions about dazibao
- What does dazibao mean?
- Dazibao means a wall-mounted newspaper or similar, used as a form of protest, propaganda, and popular communication in China.
- What is dazibao in Bengali?
- Dazibao in Bengali is দাজিবাহো. See Dazibao meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is dazibao?
- Dazibao is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dazibao?
- Dazibao is pronounced /dɑːdzəˈbaʊ/.
- What is the plural of dazibao?
- The plural of dazibao is dazibaos.
Words near dazibao in the dictionary
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