了當

See also: 了当

Chinese

		to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)	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. (了當)		了	當
simp. (了当)		了	当

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎodàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎodàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎodàng
    • Wade–Giles: liao³-tang⁴
    • Yale: lyǎu-dàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leaudanq
    • Palladius: ляодан (ljaodan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵¹/

Adjective

了當

1. frank; straightforward; forthright
2. settled; in order

Synonyms

• (frank):

• 坦率 (tǎnshuài)
• 坦白 (tǎnbái)
• 實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
• 忠厚 (zhōnghòu)
• 憨厚 (hānhòu)
• 憨實／憨实 (hānshí)
• 憨直 (hānzhí)
• 敞快 (chǎngkuai)
• 暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)
• 樸實／朴实 (pǔshí)
• 爽快 (shuǎngkuài)
• 爽朗 (shuǎnglǎng)
• 爽直 (shuǎngzhí)
• 率直 (shuàizhí)
• 疏朗 (shūlǎng) (literary)
• 痛快 (tòngkuài)
• 直爽 (zhíshuǎng)
• 直率 (zhíshuài)
• 直白 (zhíbái)
• 老實／老实 (lǎoshí)

 

• (settled):

• 俱備／俱备 (jùbèi) (literary)
• 全 (quán)
• 全備／全备 (quánbèi)
• 全部 (quánbù) (attributive)
• 加尼 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 十足 (shízú)
• 囫圇／囫囵 (húlún)
• 囫圇個／囫囵个 (húlúngè) (colloquial)
• 妥 (tuǒ)
• 完 (wán)
• 完備／完备 (wánbèi)
• 完全 (wánquán)
• 完具 (wánjù) (literary)
• 完整 (wánzhěng)
• 實足／实足 (shízú)
• 掃／扫 (literary, or in compounds)
• 整 (zhěng)
• 整個／整个 (zhěnggè) (attributive)
• 整齊／整齐 (zhěngqí)
• 渾然／浑然 (húnrán)
• 滿／满 (mǎn)
• 褿備／褿备 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 褿全 (Hokkien)
• 齊備／齐备 (qíbèi)
• 齊全／齐全 (qíquán)

 

Derived terms

• 直截了當／直截了当 (zhíjiéliǎodàng)
• 直接了當／直接了当 (zhíjiēliǎodàng)