淡定

Chinese

		insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
trad. (淡定)		淡	定
simp. ^#(淡定)		淡	定
alternative forms		蛋定 slang 蛋腚 slang

Etymology

Originally Cantonese.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàndìng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daam⁶ ding⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàndìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàndìng
  - Wade–Giles: tan⁴-ting⁴
  - Yale: dàn-dìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danndinq
  - Palladius: даньдин (danʹdin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    蛋腚
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daam⁶ ding⁶
  - Yale: daahm dihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daam⁶ ding⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dam⁶ ding⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːm²² tɪŋ²²/

Adjective

淡定

calm and confident; poised
(Cantonese) steady; staid
淡淡定，有錢剩。 [Cantonese, trad.]
淡淡定，有钱剩。 [Cantonese, simp.]
daam⁶ daam⁶ ding⁶, jau⁵ cin^6-2 zing⁶. [Jyutping]
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Synonyms

(calm and confident):

冷靜 / 冷静 (lěngjìng)
在步 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
從容 / 从容
沉著 (chénzhuó)
清醒 (qīngxǐng)
理智 (lǐzhì)
精英 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
肅清 / 肃清 (sùqīng) (archaic)
自如 (zìrú) (literary)
自若 (zìruò) (literary)
鎮定 / 镇定 (zhèndìng)
鎮靜 / 镇静 (zhènjìng)

Verb

淡定

(neologism, slang) to calm down; to take it easy; to chill out