大字

Noun

 * 1) big Chinese character; large character
 * 2)  Chinese characters in general; writing
 * 3)  Khitan large script
 * 4)  passport
 * 5)  birth certificate
 * 6)  landing certificate of residence
 * 1)  passport
 * 2)  birth certificate
 * 3)  landing certificate of residence

Usage notes
Usage in the refers specifically to the old Landing Certificate of Residence document that Chinese migrants were required to have during the  and  in the Philippines as required by the  of the  applied to the Philippine Islands from 1902-1943 as part of the United States. families tracing back to this era use this term to refer to this heirloom document.

Synonyms




Noun

 * 1) a large character
 * 2) formal way of writing numbers (e.g., writing  instead of  for three)