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major adjective—大 adj (often used)主要 adj (often used)重大 adjExamples:snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest—Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan—musical chord of three notes, such as major triad do-mi-so—heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster—G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)—Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands—two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two major contestants—the Copts, major ethnoreligious group of Egyptian Christians—in the fullness of time a major figure will develop ina pillar of the state—Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin—Sanlu or Three deer, major PRC dairy company involved in 2008 melamine poisoning scandal—place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han—the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)—use a long line catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns—one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties—major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)—Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty—lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep—lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within—Bofors, Swedish arms company involved in major corruption case during 1980s—pectoralis major muscle (across the top of the chest)—Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball—army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)—major political event (war or change of regime)—Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)—keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones— |