會當

See also: 会当

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

		to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting	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
trad. (會當)		會	當
simp. (会当)		会	当

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huìdāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huìdāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueydang
    • IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

會當

1. (literary) to be supposed to; should

Synonyms

• 該當／该当 (gāidāng)

Pronunciation 2

		to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting	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
trad. (會當)		會	當
simp. (会当)		会	当
variant forms		會凍／会冻

• Min Nan (POJ): ē-tàng / ě-tàng / ēre-tàng

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē-tàng
    • Tâi-lô: ē-tàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: exdaxng
    • IPA (Kinmen): /e²²⁻¹² taŋ¹²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /e³³⁻²¹ taŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /e²²⁻²¹ taŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /e³³⁻¹¹ taŋ¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Lukang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ě-tàng
    • Tâi-lô: ě-tàng
  • (Hokkien: Sanxia)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ēre-tàng
    • Tâi-lô: erē-tàng

Verb

會當

1. (Hokkien) can; be able to; be capable of

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 可以 (“can; may”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		可、可以
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		可、可以、得
Mandarin	Beijing	可以、能、能夠
	Taiwan	可以、能、能夠
Cantonese	Guangzhou	可以、得
	Hong Kong	可以、得
	Taishan	可以
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	做得
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	做得、可以、使得
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	做得
	Dongshi (Dabu)	使得、做得
	Zhuolan (Raoping)	做得
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	會用
Min Dong	Fuzhou	會使
Min Nan	Xiamen	會使、會當、會做、會用、會用得、會得、會得通、會通、通
	Quanzhou	會做、會做得、會用、會用得、會得、會得通、會通、通
	Zhangzhou	會使、會當、會用、會用得、會得、會得通、會通、通
	Taipei	會使、會當、會做得 mT、會得 mT、會得通 mT、通 mT
	Kaohsiung	會用得、會使、會當
	Tainan	會用得、會使、會當
	Taichung	會用得、會使得
	Hsinchu	會用得、會使
	Lukang	會使、會當
	Sanxia	會使、會當
	Yilan	會使、會當
	Kinmen	會使、會當
	Magong	會使、會當
	Philippines (Manila)	會做、會用、會用得、會做得
Note	mT - mainstream Taiwan (no particular region identified)

Antonyms

• 袂當／袂当