堂堂

Chinese

		(main) hall; large room	(main) hall; large room
simp. and trad. (堂堂)		堂	堂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tángtáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tong⁴ tong⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tông-tông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tángtáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tángtáng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻang²-tʻang²
    • Yale: táng-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarngtarng
    • Palladius: тантан (tantan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tong⁴ tong⁴
    • Yale: tòhng tòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tong⁴ tong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tong⁴ tong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tông-tông
    • Tâi-lô: tông-tông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongdoong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 堂堂

1. (literary) imposing; magnificent; majestic; stately
2. (literary) grave; solemn; dignified

   • 將來你長大時，
     莫忘了我怎樣教訓兒子：
     我要你做一個堂堂的人，
     不要你做我的孝順兒子。 [MSC, trad.]
     将来你长大时，
     莫忘了我怎样教训儿子：
     我要你做一个堂堂的人，
     不要你做我的孝顺儿子。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: June 1919; 胡適 Hu Shih; 我的兒子

     Jiānglái nǐ zhǎngdà shí,
     Mò wàng le wǒ zěnyàng jiàoxùn érzi:
     Wǒ yào nǐ zuò yīge tángtáng de rén,
     Bù yào nǐ zuò wǒ de xiàoshùn érzi. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (literary) powerful; strong
4. (literary) ambitious

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
堂	堂
どう Grade: 5	どう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• 堂々

Adjective

堂(どう)堂(どう) • (dōdō) ^†-tari (adnominal 堂(どう)堂(どう)とした (dōdō to shita) or 堂(どう)堂(どう)たる (dōdō taru), adverbial 堂(どう)堂(どう)と (dōdō to) or 堂(どう)堂(どう)として (dōdō to shite))

1. magnificent, grand, impressive, dignified, majestic, imposing, stately

   その老人(ろうじん)は堂々(どうどう)とした顔(かお)つきをしていた。

   Sono rōjin wa dōdō to shita kaotsuki o shite ita.

   The old man had a noble countenance.

   堂々(どうどう)たる大聖堂(だいせいどう)の外観(がいかん)

   dōdōtaru daiseidō no gaikan

   the exterior of the grand cathedral

2. fair, square, open

Adverb

堂(どう)堂(どう) • (dōdō) 

1. grandly, boldly, confidently

   彼(かれ)はその式典(しきてん)で堂々(どうどう)と振(ふ)る舞(ま)った。

   Kare wa sono shikiten de dōdō to furumatta.

   He bore himself well at the ceremony.

   堂々(どうどう)としなさい。

   Dōdō to shi nasai.

   Walk tall, son.

2. fairly, squarely
3. unreservedly, without apology, without hesitation

Usage notes

• 〜と (to) adverb.

References

• EDICT and KANJIDIC dictionary files. Electronic Dictionaries Research Group. Used in accordance with the group's license.
• Michael Panzera (2010 March 6 (last accessed)) “List of -Taru Adjectives”, in Blastitwonner: Law and Language in Japan‎^[1]