发扬光大

Traditional: 發揚光大

fā yáng guāng dà

Dictionary entry

to develop and promote

What does 发扬光大 mean?

发扬光大 (fā yáng guāng dà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to develop and promote

2to carry forward

3to bring to great height of development

Character breakdown

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发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)扬Yángabbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu · surname Yang 光guānglight; ray (CL:道[dao4]) · bright; shiny 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)

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发扬光大

fā yáng guāng dà

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