當家

See also: 当家

Chinese

		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	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (當家)		當	家
simp. (当家)		当	家
anagram		家當／家当

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ gaa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tng-ke / tong-ka / tong-kee / tng-kee

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngjiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangjia
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-chia¹
    • Yale: dāng-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangjia
    • Palladius: данцзя (danczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dong¹ gaa¹
    • Yale: dōng gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-ke
    • Tâi-lô: tng-ke
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngkef
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍³³ ke³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-ka
    • Tâi-lô: tong-ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongkaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ ka³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-kee
    • Tâi-lô: tong-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-kee
    • Tâi-lô: tng-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

Verb

當家

1. to manage household affairs
2. to have the final say; to take the leading role

   當家作主／当家作主  ―  dāngjiā zuòzhǔ  ―  to be in charge in one's own house

Adjective

當家

1. (attributive) main; major

Synonyms

• 主要 (zhǔyào) (most important)
• 吃勁／吃劲 (chījìn) (colloquial)
• 基本 (jīběn)
• 根本 (gēnběn)
• 要緊／要紧 (yàojǐn)
• 重大
• 重要 (zhòngyào)
• 關鍵／关键 (guānjiàn)

 

Derived terms

• 不當家不知柴米貴／不当家不知柴米贵 (bù dāngjiā bùzhī cháimǐ guì)
• 當家人／当家人
• 當家作主／当家作主 (dāngjiāzuòzhǔ)
• 當家的／当家的 (dāngjiāde)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tong-ka / tong-kee

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-ka
    • Tâi-lô: tong-ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongkaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-kee
    • Tâi-lô: tong-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

Noun

當家

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Buddhist abbot

Synonyms

• 方丈 (fāngzhàng)
• (Hokkien) 當家師／当家师