家當

家當

Chinese

		home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	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. (家當)		家	當
simp. (家当)		家	当
anagram		當家／当家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiādàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ dong³
• Min Nan (POJ): ka-tòng / kee-tòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiādàng → jiādang (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄤˋ → ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jia.danq
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ d̥ɑŋ²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiādàngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄤˋㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiadanglh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ tɑ̃ɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ dong³
    • Yale: gā dong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ dong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ dong³
    • IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ tɔːŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-tòng
    • Tâi-lô: ka-tòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ka'doxng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ tɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-tòng
    • Tâi-lô: kee-tòng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²¹/

Noun

家當

1. family belongings; property
2. (figuratively) livelihood

Synonyms

• (family belongings): 家產／家产 (jiāchǎn), 家業／家业 (jiāyè)