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Found 127 word entries for "當" Link to this search: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/search/?searchtype=1&text=%E7%95%B6
	Word	jyutping	pinyin	Meaning
	當眾	dong1 zung3	dang1 zhong4	in public; in front of everybody
	當成	dong3 sing4	dang1 cheng2	to take as; to consider to be
	當造	dong1 zou6	dang1 zao4	in season (re: e.g, fruits)
	當天	dong1 tin1	dang1 tian1; dang4 tian1	國   that day
	的當	dik1 dong3		proper, accurate
	當然	dong1 jin4	dang1 ran2	of course; as it should be; only natural that
	當晚	dong1 maan5		on that night
	每當	mui5 dong1	mei3 dang1	國   every time, whenever
	當初	dong1 co1	dang1 chu1	at first, originally
	當心	dong1 sam1	dang1 xin1	take care; look out; be careful
	不當	bat1 dong3	bu4*2 dang4	not suitable
	當我	dong1 ngo5	dang1 wo3	when I...
	相當	soeng1 dong1	xiang1 dang1	equivalent to; appropriate; fairly
	當日	dong1 jat6	dang1 ri4; dang4 ri4	that day; that very day; that same day
	當年	dong1 nin4	dang1 nian2; dang4 nian2	in those years; the prime of life
	當代	dong1 doi6	dang1 dai4	contemporary era
	當舖	dong3 pou3*2	dang4 pu4	pawn shop
	當值	dong1 zik6	dang1 zhi2	on duty
	當地人	dong1 dei6 jan4	dang1 di4 ren2	locals there
	當權	dong1 kyun4	dang1 quan2	hold power
	上當	soeng5 dong3	shang4 dang4	to be tricked
	適當	sik1 dong3	shi4 dang4	suitable; appropriate
	不敢當	bat1 gam2 dong1	bu4 gan3 dang1	國   "you flatter me"
	一人做事，一人當	jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1		粵   one must bear the consequences of one's actions
	應當	jing1 dong1	ying1 dang1	should; ought to
	正當	zing3 dong1; zing3 dong3	zheng4 dang1	timely; proper
	充當	cung1 dong1	chong1 dang1	to serve as; to play the role of
	恰當	hap1 dong3	qia4 dang4	suitable; appropriate
	穩當	wan2 dong3	wen3 dang5	stable; firm; reliable
	當選	dong1 syun2	dang1 xuan3	to be elected
	當時	dong1 si4	dang1 shi2	at that time; then; while; at that point in time
	當局	dong1 guk6	dang1 ju2	the authorities
	當家	dong1 gaa1	dang1 jia1	to manage household affairs
	當差	dong1 caai1	dang1 chai1	to be a policeman or policewoman
	當場	dong1 coeng4	dang1 chang3	at the scene; on the spot
	當地	dong1 dei6	dang1 di4	local; in the vicinity; at the place in question; in the locality
	當前	dong1 cin4	dang1 qian2	current; modern; contemporary; today; at present; be facing (us)
	當做	dong3 zou6	dang4 zuo4	to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as
	當事人	dong1 si6 jan4	dang1 shi4 ren2	client; person involved
	當中	dong1 zung1	dang1 zhong1	among; amongst; in the middle; in the midst; in the centre; be central to; amidst
	妥當	to5 dong3	tuo3 dang4	appropriate; proper; ready; well thought out
	當作	dong3 zok3	dang4 zuo4	treat as, regard as
	便當	bin6 dong1	bian4 dang1	bento; lunch box; convenient; easy
	定當	ding6 dong3	ding4 dang4	should, must, surely, certainly, decided, settled, satisfactory
	當面	dong1 min6*2	dang1 mian4	to somebody's face, in somebody's presence
	當機立斷	dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6		make a prompt decision
	當真	dong3 zan1		really; take seriously
	擔當	daam1 dong1		to take on; to bear; to shoulder
	吊兒郎當	diu3 ji4 long4 dong1		to dilly-dally; take a careless and casual attitude
	當紅	dong1 hung4		hot ticket
	當黑	dong1 hak1		粵   have bad luck; be out of luck; rotten luck
	當黑日	dong1 hak1 jat6		evil day
	不當一回事	bat1 dong3 jat1 wui4 si6	bu2 dang4 yi4 hui2 shi4	國   not regard as a matter (of any importance)
	中國當局	zung1 gwok3 dong1 guk6	zhong1 guo2 dang1 ju2	Chinese authorities
	當地時間	dong1 dei6 si4 gaan1*3	dang1 di4 shi2 jian1	local time
	安步當車	on1 bou6 dong1 ce1	an1 bu4 dang4 che1	walk over leisurely instead of riding in a carriage; walk rather than ride
	當時的	dong1 si4 dik1	dang1 shi2 de5	國   of that time; former
	處理不當	cyu2 lei5 bat1 dong3	chu3 li3 bu4 dang1	國   [v] misconduct
	當場死亡	dong1 coeng4 sei2 mong4	dang1 chang3 si3 wang2	die instantly
	當場喪生	dong1 coeng4 song3 sang1	dang1 chang3 sang1 sheng1	die on the spot
	當機	dong1 gei1	dang4 ji1	crash (of a computer)
	理所當然	lei5 so2 dong1 jin4	li3 suo3 dang1 ran2	take it for granted; of course
	狗屎當乾薑	gau2 si2 dong3 gon1 goeng1		cherish something of little value simply because one owns it
	麥當勞	mak6 dong1 lou4	mai4 dang1 lao2	McDonald's
	當家作主	dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2	dang1 jia1 zuo4 zhu3	be master in one's own house; be the master of one's own affairs (or destiny)
	想當然	soeng2 dong1 jin4	xiang3 dang1 ran2	assume sth as a matter of course; take for granted
	當堂	dong1 tong4		粵   then and there; immediately
	當紅炸子雞	dong1 hung4 zaa3 zi2 gai1		a popular entertainment personality (lit., "a red fried chicken")
	當食生菜	dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3		to regard sth as easy (as eating lettuce)
	正當防衛	zing3 dong3 fong4 wai6	zheng4 dang1 fang2 wei4	self-defense (theory)
	銀行監管當局	ngan4 hong4 gaam1 gun2 dong1 guk6		banking supervisory authority
	牙齒當金使	ngaa4 ci2 dong3 gam1 sai2		to be reliable, trustworthy
	黑狗得食白狗當災	hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1		the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")
	紅當蕩	hung4 dong1 dong6		粵   bright red; scarlet
	隨口噏當秘笈	ceoi4 hau2 ngap1 dong3 bei3 kap1		粵   to blurt out something on a whim (as if there is truth in it)
	不正當	bat1 zing3 dong3	bu4 zheng4 dang1	國   improper; malfeasance; unfairness, wrongness
	掂當	dim6 dong3		粵   okay; proper
	用詞不當	jung6 ci4 bat1 dong3	yong4 ci2 bu4 dang4	國   impropriety; misnomer
	勾當	ngau1 dong3	gou4 dang4	(shady) business; deal
	失當	sat1 dong3	shi1 dang4	improper; inappropriate
	家當	gaa1 dong3	jia1 dang4	familial property; belongings
	直截了當	zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3	zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4	plain-talking; blunt; straightforward
	一夫當關	jat1 fu1 dong1 gwaan1	yi1 fu1 dang1 guan1	one strong man stands in the way full of valor and vigor
	一馬當先	jat1 maa5 dong1 sin1	yi1 ma3 dang1 xian1	take the lead; be in the forefront
	受騙上當	sau6 pin3 soeng5 dong3	shou4 pian4 shang3 dang1	to walk into a trap
	一人做事一人當	jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1	yi1 ren2 zuo4shi4 yi1 ren2 dang1	One should answer for what one does oneself
	發誓當食生菜	faat3 sai6 dong1 sik6 saang1 coi3		粵   not being serious when doing one's vow or pledge for sth
	誓願當食生菜	sai6 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3		粵   not being serious when making a vow or a pledge
	烏當當	wu1 dong1 dong3		粵   dark; black
	當時今日	dong1 si4 gam1 jat6	dang1 shi2 jin1 ri4	thus, hitherto
	獨當一面	duk6 dong1 jat1 min6	du2 dang1 yi1 mian4	take charge of department or locality
	天跌落嚟當被冚	tin1 dit3 lok6 lei4 dong3 pei5 kam2		粵   don’t worry too much
	唔敢當	m4 gam2 dong1		粵   "you flatter me"
	當官	dong1 gun1	dang1 guan1	authorities, officials
	踩著芋莢都當蛇	caai2 zoek6 wu6 hap3 dou1 dong3 se4		粵   false suspicion
	有福同享有難同當	jau5 fuk1 tung4 hoeng2 jau5 naan4 tung4 dong1	you3 fu2 tong2 xiang3 you3 nan4 tong2 dang1	for better or worse
	莎當妮	saa1 dong1 nei4	sha1 dang1 ni1	chardonnay
	當務之急	dong1 mou6 zi1 gap1	dang1 wu4 zhi1 ji2	top priority job; current burning issue, matter of vital importance
	揸住雞毛當令箭	zaa1 zyu6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3	zha1 zhu4 ji1 mao2 dang1 ling4 jian4	粵   to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; to have no real power; to pretend to be powerful
	拿著雞毛當令箭	naa4 zoek6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3	na2 zhe5 ji1 mao2 dang1 ling4 jian4	國   to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; to have no real power; to pretend to be powerful
	早知今日，何必當初	zou2 zi1 gam1 jat6, ho4 bit1 dong1 co1	zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4, he2 bi4 dang1 chu1	if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path
	天冧當被冚	tin1 lam3 dong3 pei5 kam2	tian1 lin2 dang1 bei4 kan3	粵   to remain composed even in the hardest times; to not worry about anything
	白狗偷食，黑狗當災	baak6 gau2 tau1 sik6, hak1 gau2 dong1 zoi1	bai2 gou3 tou1 shi2, hei1 gou3 dang1 zai1	粵   be wrongly blamed for sth. one didn't do; take the blame for sb. else's misdeed
	當其時	dong1 kei4 si4	dang1 qi2 shi2	粵   then
	當更	dong1 gaang1	dang1 geng1	粵   on duty
	當下	dong1 haa6	dang1 xia4	current; at the moment; temporary
	首當其衝	sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1	shou3 dang1 qi2 chong1	to bear the brunt of; the first to be hit by sth.
	武當山	mou5 dong1 saan1	wu3 dang1 shan1	Wudang Mountains
	麥當當	maak6 dong1 dong1	mai4 dang1 dang1	粵   McDonald's
	當之無愧	dong1 zi1 mou4 kwai5	dang1 zhi1 wu2 kui4	fully deserve; be completely worthy of
	敢當	gam2 dong1	gan3 dang1	To dare to bear or undertake
	當兵	dong1 bing1	dang1 bing1	to serve in the army; to be a soldier
	亞當	aa3 dong1	ya3 dang1 (Taiwan), ya4 dang1 (PRC)	Adam, MDMA
	當歸	dong1 gwai1		Chinese angelica
	另當別論	ling6 dong3 bit6 leon6		to consider sth. as a different story; to discuss something in a different, usually completely opposite, context
	阿當	aa3 dong1		Adam, Adams
	當今	dong1 gam1	dang1 jin1	now; at present; the present day
	當揼	dong1 dam1*3		粵   be unlucky
	黑狗得食白狗當災	hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1	hei1 gou3 de2 shi2 bai2 gou3 dang1 zai1	the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")
	當字	dong1 zi6	dang1 zi4	ateji
	該當何罪	goi1 dong1 ho4 zeoi6	gai1 dang1 he2 zui4	what should be your due punishment
	好仔唔當差	hou2 zai2 m4 dong1 caai1		粵   a good kid doesn't join the police
	當雄	dong1 hung4	dang1 xiong2	Dangxiong (place in Tibet)
	當陽	dong1 joeng4	dang1 yang2	Dangyang (city in Hubei)
	當涂	dong1 tou4	dang1 tu2	Dangtu (place in Anhui)
	兩當	loeng5 dong1	liang3 dang1	Liangdang (place in Gansu)
	麥當勞叔叔	mak6 dong1 lou4 suk1 suk1	mai4 dang1 lao2 shu1 shu5	Ronald McDonald, McDonald's mascot

Found 14 Chinese Examples for "當"
	當天應該得七歲。	粵 That day, I think I was only seven.
	我今晚要當值。	I'm on duty tonight.
	我相當快樂。	國 I am fairly happy.
	你覺得聖誕節當天會不會下雪？	國 Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?
	我們聖誕節當天要辦個大聚會	國 On Christmas Day we will have a big party.
	當你睇到呢封信嘅時候﹐我已經離開咗香港。	粵 By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong.
	當世界語啱啱傳入中國嗰陣	粵 When Esperanto had just been introduced to China...
	當日天陰陰，落雨絲濕噉，一出門口我都經已有不祥嘅預感	粵 That day the weather was overcast and about to rain. I had a very bad feeling as I stepped out my house.
	佢當時好慌，以為自己命不久矣	粵 Thinking that her end was near, she panicked.
	當你蹣跚學步時，爸爸離開咗我哋	粵 Father left us when you were still tottering while learning to walk.
	我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。	粵 I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
	這兩個詞搭配不當。	國 These two words don't go together.
	當天全部都好！	That day, everything was good!
	陳仔近排當黑﹐冇咗份工兼且輸埋官司。	粵 Chan was lately down on his luck, losing both his job and the court case.