大作

dàzuò
  1. your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific)
  2. to erupt
  3. to begin abruptly

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to start up in a big way
  2. (often honorific) great work; masterpiece
  3. great work; masterpiece
  4. to start up in a big way

Wiktionary

  1. 興作大事。
  2. 大興土木。
  3. 大興、大起。
  4. 尊稱別人的著作。

重編國語辭典

  1. 大興、大起
  2. 大規模興建土木工程
  3. 興作大事
  4. （他人）偉大的著作

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
2 作 zuò
  1. to do; to engage in
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to pretend; to feign
  4. to regard as; to consider to be
  5. to be; to act the part of
  6. to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
  7. writings; works

Containing this entry

小作怡情，大作傷身 xiǎozuōyíqíng,dàzuōshāngshēn an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情，大酌傷身，大酌伤身 xiǎozhuóyíqíng,dàzhuóshāngshēn)
小題大作 xiǎotídàzuò variant of 小題大做 xiǎotídàzuò
大作業 dàzuòyè

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噴發 pēnfā
  1. to erupt
  2. an eruption
火山突然喷发，造成了多人死亡。

The volcano erupted suddenly, killing many people.

Source: Tatoeba

噴火 pēnhuǒ
  1. to shoot flames
  2. to erupt (of volcanoes)
  3. flaming (of flowers)
書裡講的是一條不會噴火的龍的故事。

The book tells the story of a dragon that can't breathe fire.

Source: Tatoeba

爆發 bàofā
  1. to break out
  2. to erupt
  3. to explode
  4. to burst out
她和她父親的爭吵爆發了。

An argument erupted between her and her father.

Source: Tatoeba