不敢當
Mandarin
| simpl. | 不敢当 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 不敢當 | |
Etymology
Literally: (one) does not presume to be (worthy of something etc.)
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ pu˥˩kan˨˩taŋ˥˥ ]
Interjection
不敢當 (traditional, Pinyin bùgǎndāng, simplified 不敢当)
- (dated) You flatter me; I wouldn't presume; I don't deserve this (praise, reward etc.)
Synonyms
References
- "不敢當" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-04-25.
- 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778:
- 2005, Yu Feng; Zhijie Jia, Jie Cai, Yaohua Shi, Judith M. Amory, Pop Chinese: A Cheng & Tsui Handbook Of Contemporary Colloquial Expressions (Cheng & Tsui Asian Dictionary Series) (话是这么说：中国当代流行语手册) (in English/Chinese), Boston: Cheng & Tsui, ISBN 0-88727-424-2:
- 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话：习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8:
- 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785: