大田 (Dàtián): Daejeon (대전, metropolitan city…

Meanings

1 Daejeon (대전, metropolitan city in central South Korea)
2 Datian County (in Sanming, Fujian Province, China)
3 Ōta / Ōda (Japanese surname or place name)

Characters

大

Examples

大田是韩国第五大城市。

Dàtián shì Hánguó dì-wǔ dà chéngshì.

Daejeon is South Korea's fifth-largest city.

大田县在福建省三明市。

Dàtián xiàn zài Fújiàn shěng Sānmíng shì.

Datian County is in Sanming, Fujian Province.

Tips

culture

大田 (literally 'big field') is the Hanja/Chinese name for Daejeon (대전), South Korea's fifth-largest city and a major science/research hub. It is also a county in Fujian, China, and the Japanese surname Ōta/Ōda. Context determines which is meant — Korean news contexts almost always intend Daejeon.