對勁

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	stalwart; sturdy; strength
trad. (對勁)		對	勁
simp. (对劲)		对	劲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duìjìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ ging⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duìjìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duèijìn
    • Wade–Giles: tui⁴-chin⁴
    • Yale: dwèi-jìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueyjinn
    • Palladius: дуйцзинь (dujczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: deoi³ ging⁶
    • Yale: deui gihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ ging⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ ging⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ kɪŋ²²/

Adjective

對勁

1. (colloquial) to one's liking; preferable
2. (colloquial) suitable; normal; right
3. (colloquial) on good terms; getting along well

Synonyms

• (suitable):

• 一定 (yīdìng)
• 停當／停当 (tíngdàng)
• 允 (literary, or in compounds)
• 允當／允当 (yǔndàng) (literary)
• 剛好／刚好 (gānghǎo)
• 合宜 (héyí)
• 合手 (héshǒu)
• 合用 (héyòng) (literary or Min Nan)
• 合適／合适 (héshì)
• 啱 (ngaam¹) (Cantonese, Hakka)
• 妥 (tuǒ)
• 妥善 (tuǒshàn)
• 妥帖 (tuǒtiē)
• 妥當／妥当
• 安帖 (āntiē)
• 定當／定当 (dìngdàng)
• 對路／对路 (duìlù) (colloquial)
• 對頭／对头
• 得宜 (déyí) (literary)
• 得當／得当 (dédàng)
• 得體／得体 (détǐ)
• 恰當／恰当 (qiàdàng)
• 拄仔好 (Hokkien)
• 拄好 (Hokkien)
• 的當／的当 (dídàng)
• 相宜 (xiāngyí)
• 相當／相当 (xiāngdāng)
• 耐 (literary)
• 貼切／贴切 (tiēqiè)
• 適合／适合 (shìhé)
• 適宜／适宜 (shìyí)
• 適用／适用 (shìyòng)
• 適當／适当 (shìdàng)
• 適量／适量 (shìliàng)
• 配合

 

Derived terms

• 不對勁／不对劲 (bùduìjìn)