勾當

勾當

Chinese

		affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel; to delineate; hook	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. (勾當)		勾	當
simp. (勾当)		勾	当
variant forms		句當／句当

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gòudàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau¹ dong³
• Min Nan (POJ): kau-tàng / kau-tang

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gòudàng → gòudang (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤˋ → ㄍㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gow.danq
    • IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/ → /koʊ̯⁵¹ d̥ɑŋ¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (勾當兒／勾当儿)⁺
    • Pinyin: gòudàngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤˋㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gowdanglh
    • IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑ̃ɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau¹ dong³
    • Yale: ngāu dong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau¹ dong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo¹ dong³
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ tɔːŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-tàng
    • Tâi-lô: kau-tàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kau'daxng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-tang
    • Tâi-lô: kau-tang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kau'dafng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

勾當

1. (derogatory) dirty deal; shady business

Derived terms

不用本錢的勾當／不用本钱的勾当 有勾當／有勾当

肚兒裡有勾當／肚儿里有勾当 非法勾當／非法勾当

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gòudāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gòudāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gowdang
    • IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

勾當

1. (obsolete) to handle matters