等 (dang2 ting3 ting2 dei6 | deng3) : wait; allow; rank; equal; etc.; plur.; type

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等

dang2 ting3 ting2 dei6

deng3

-- [jp:] dang2; ting3
| -- NB. In Cantonese, when the pronunciation used is [ting3], 聽 will be the more frequently used character, as many speakers do not associate 等 with a colloquial pronunciation of [ting3].
[1] [v] wait for; wait until; await
[2] [v] [粵] let; allow | [國:] 聽

-- [jp:] dang2
[3] [n] grade; rank; class
[4] [adj] equal; same
[5] plural number
[6] etcetera; and so on; and the like

-- [jp:] ting2
[7] [measure] sort; kind; type
| -- NB. In Cantonese, 停 is the more frequently used character, as many speakers do not associate 等 with a colloquial pronunciation of [ting2].

-- [jp:] dei6; {Conservative/Archaic:} dang2
[8] [粵] -- a less frequently used representation than 哋 or 地 as an adjunct to a pronoun or noun to indicate plurality.
| 等 is possibly etymologically correct, but many speakers do not associate it with a colloquial pronunciation of [dei6].

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 竹 (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

等

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等不及 dang2 bat1 kap6 deng3 bu4 ji2 = cannot wait 國

等於 dang2 jyu1 deng3 yu2 = to be equal to; equals

頭等 tau4 dang2 tou2 deng3 = first class

等我 dang2 ngo5 deng3 wo3 = [1] wait for me; [2] let me

等等 dang2 dang2 deng3 deng3 = et cetera, etc; wait a minute

等到 dang2 dou3 deng3 dao4 = wait until; waited until

等一下 dang2 jat1 haa5 deng3 yi1 xia4 = wait a while; wait a moment

等下 dang2 haa5 deng3 xia4 = contraction of '等一下' - wait a moment

等一會兒 dang2 jat1 wui6 ji4 deng3 yi1 huir4 = wait a moment; wait awhile 國

呢等人 ni1 ting2 jan4 = this kind of people 粵
See all 101 compounds (CantoDict reports 106 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 22 examples containing 等

四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five.
[Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]

我突然好癐，等我瞓一下。粵
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.

等我幫你手粵
"Let me help you."

我地七點喺七仔等啦。粵
We meet (outside) at Seven-Eleven shop at 7:00.

我突然好攰，等我瞓一下。粵
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.

點解一加一等於「王」？粵
why does one plus one equal '王'?
[This is a well known riddle, the character 王 being composed of two 一 characters at the top and bottom with a + in the middle!]

我而家喺機場等緊下班機。粵
I am waiting for the next plane at the airport.

等我睇睇先。粵
Let me see (let me have a look).

佢喺個帳篷前面等緊朋友粵
He's in front of a tent, waiting for his friend.
[Lit. He at [counter] camping-tent front-face waiting friend]

陳仔唔介意等多陣。粵
Chan won't mind waiting a bit longer.
[The Cantonese and English versions match each other almost word by word.]

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