當官
Chinese
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 |
official; government; organ of body | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (當官) | 當 | 官 | |
| simp. (当官) | 当 | 官 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dāngguān
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dangguan
- Wade–Giles: tang1-kuan1
- Yale: dāng-gwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangguan
- Palladius: дангуань (danguanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dong1 gun1
- Yale: dōng gūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dong1 gun1
- Guangdong Romanization: dong1 gun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
當官
- to become an official; to take an official post; to become a government employee