敢當

See also: 敢当

Chinese

		dare	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. (敢當)		敢	當
simp. (敢当)		敢	当

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎndāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam² dong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎndāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎndang
    • Wade–Giles: kan³-tang¹
    • Yale: gǎn-dāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaandang
    • Palladius: ганьдан (ganʹdan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam² dong¹
    • Yale: gám dōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam² dong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem² dong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

敢當

1. to dare to be (worthy of something etc.); to audaciously presume oneself to be (worthy of something etc.)

   這位新朋友，請問尊姓大名啊？——尊字不敢當啊，我叫李靜。 [MSC, trad.]
   这位新朋友，请问尊姓大名啊？——尊字不敢当啊，我叫李静。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè wèi xīn péngyou, qǐngwèn zūnxìngdàmíng a? — zūn zì bù gǎndāng a, wǒ jiào Lǐ Jìng. [Pinyin]

   May I know the esteemed name of our new friend? — My name is hardly esteemed. I am Li Jing.

Derived terms

• 不敢當／不敢当 (bùgǎndāng)
• 唔敢當／唔敢当
• 愧不敢當／愧不敢当
• 敢作敢當／敢作敢当
• 敢做敢當／敢做敢当 (gǎnzuògǎndāng)
• 石敢當／石敢当 (shígǎndāng)