定當

Chinese

		to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order	to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
trad. (定當)		定	當
simp. (定当)		定	当

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dìngdāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ding⁶ dong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dìngdāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dìngdang
    • Wade–Giles: ting⁴-tang¹
    • Yale: dìng-dāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dinqdang
    • Palladius: диндан (dindan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ding⁶ dong¹
    • Yale: dihng dōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ding⁶ dong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ding⁶ dong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ²² tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Adverb

定當

1. necessarily; must

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dìngdàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ding⁶ dong³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tēng-tòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dìngdàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dìngdàng
    • Wade–Giles: ting⁴-tang⁴
    • Yale: dìng-dàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dinqdanq
    • Palladius: диндан (dindan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ding⁶ dong³
    • Yale: dihng dong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ding⁶ dong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ding⁶ dong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ²² tɔːŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tēng-tòng
    • Tâi-lô: tīng-tòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dexngdoxng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² tɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ tɔŋ²¹/

Adjective

定當

1. appropriate; proper

Synonyms

• 一定 (yīdìng)
• 停當／停当 (tíngdàng)
• 允 (literary, or in compounds)
• 允當／允当 (yǔndàng) (literary)
• 剛好／刚好 (gānghǎo)
• 合宜 (héyí)
• 合手 (héshǒu)
• 合用 (héyòng) (literary or Min Nan)
• 合適／合适 (héshì)
• 啱 (ngaam¹) (Cantonese, Hakka)
• 妥 (tuǒ)
• 妥善 (tuǒshàn)
• 妥帖 (tuǒtiē)
• 妥當／妥当
• 安帖 (āntiē)
• 對勁／对劲 (duìjìn) (colloquial)
• 對路／对路 (duìlù) (colloquial)
• 對頭／对头
• 得宜 (déyí) (literary)
• 得當／得当 (dédàng)
• 得體／得体 (détǐ)
• 恰當／恰当 (qiàdàng)
• 拄仔好 (Hokkien)
• 拄好 (Hokkien)
• 的當／的当 (dídàng)
• 相宜 (xiāngyí)
• 相當／相当 (xiāngdāng)
• 耐 (literary)
• 貼切／贴切 (tiēqiè)
• 適合／适合 (shìhé)
• 適宜／适宜 (shìyí)
• 適用／适用 (shìyòng)
• 適當／适当 (shìdàng)
• 適量／适量 (shìliàng)
• 配合