當是

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	be; yes; this
trad. (當是)		當	是
simp. (当是)		当	是

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāngshì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄕˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dangshìh
  - Wade–Giles: tang¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: dāng-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangshyh
  - Palladius: данши (danši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    當世 / 当世
    當事 / 当事

Verb

當是

to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that

Synonyms

以為／以为 (yǐwéi)
(Hakka) 恅著
(Hokkien) 掠準／掠准
(Hokkien) 叫是

Pronunciation 2

Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dorng⁴ si⁵

Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dorng⁴ si⁵
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: do̤̍ng-sī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɒŋ⁴² ɬi¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dorng⁴ si⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɒŋ⁴² ɬi²¹/

Verb

當是

(Puxian Min) to count; to matter; to hold

Synonyms

算數／算数 (suànshù)
(Hokkien) 準數／准数, 算額／算额, 準算／准算

References

莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “当是”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 163.