會當
See also: 会当
Chinese
Pronunciation 1
to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting | 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 | ||
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trad. (會當) | 會 | 當 | |
simp. (会当) | 会 | 当 |
Verb
會當
- (literary) to be supposed to; should
Synonyms
- 該當/该当 (gāidāng)
Pronunciation 2
to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting | 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 | ||
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trad. (會當) | 會 | 當 | |
simp. (会当) | 会 | 当 | |
alternative forms | 會凍/会冻 能凍/能冻 |
Verb
會當
- (Hokkien) can; be able to; be capable of
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 可以 (“can; may”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 可, 可以, 得 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 可, 可以, 得 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 可以 |
Malaysia | 可以 | |
Singapore | 可以 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 可以, 得 > |
Hong Kong | 可以, 得 > | |
Taishan | 可以 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 可以 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 可以 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 做得 |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 做得 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 做得, 可以, 使得 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 做得 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 使得, 做得 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 做得 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 會用 | |
Kuching (Hepo) | 做得 | |
Singapore (Dabu) | 做得 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 使得, 會使得 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 會使 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 會使, 會當, 會做, 會用, 會用得, 會得, 會得通, 會通, 通 |
Quanzhou | 會做, 會做得, 會用, 會用得, 會得, 會得通, 會通, 通 | |
Zhangzhou | 會使, 會當, 會用, 會用得, 會得, 會得通, 會通, 通 | |
Taipei | 會使, 會當, 會做得 GT, 會得 GT, 會得通 GT, 通 GT | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 會使, 會當 | |
Kaohsiung | 會用得, 會使, 會當 | |
Yilan | 會使, 會當 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 會使, 會當 | |
Taichung | 會用得, 會使得 | |
Tainan | 會用得, 會使, 會當 | |
Hsinchu | 會用得, 會使 | |
Kinmen | 會使, 會當 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 會使, 會當 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 會, 會使 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 會使, 會做, 會用, 會得, 會當, 會通 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 會做, 會用, 會用得, 會做得 | |
Medan (Hokkien) | 會使 | |
Chaozhou | 可以 | |
Jieyang | 好, 可以 | |
Haifeng | 會得 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 會使, 會得 | |
Wenchang | 可以 | |
Qionghai | 可以 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 可以 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 可以 |
Xiang | Changsha | 可以得 |
Note | GT - General Taiwan (no specific region identified); > - used after the verb |
Antonyms
- 𣍐當/𫧃当
Further reading
- “Entry #9646”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.