當代

See also: 当代

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	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
trad. (當代)		當	代
simp. (当代)		当	代

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngdài

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄉㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ doi⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tong-tāi / tng-tāi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngdài
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangdài
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-tai⁴
    • Yale: dāng-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangday
    • Palladius: дандай (dandaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dong¹ doi⁶
    • Yale: dōng doih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ doi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ doi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-tāi
    • Tâi-lô: tong-tāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongdai
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ tai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-tāi
    • Tâi-lô: tng-tāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngdai
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍³³ tai⁴¹/

Noun

當代

1. the present age; contemporary times

Synonyms

• (formal) 當世／当世 (dāngshì)

Related terms

• 近代 (jìndài)
• 現代／现代 (xiàndài)

Adjective

當代

1. (attributive) contemporary