當年

See also: 当年

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	year
trad. (當年)		當	年
simp. (当年)		当	年

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dong¹ nin⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ong¹ nen³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tông-ngièn / tông-ngiàn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tng-nî / tong-nî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): deng¹ ni⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangnián
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-nien²
    • Yale: dāng-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangnian
    • Palladius: даннянь (dannjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dong¹ nin⁴
    • Yale: dōng nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ niːn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ong¹ nen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔŋ³³ ⁿden²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-ngièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: dong´ ngienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-ngiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: dong´ ngianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-nî
    • Tâi-lô: tng-nî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngnii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍³³ nĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-nî
    • Tâi-lô: tong-nî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongnii
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: deng¹ ni⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tṳng nî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɯŋ³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵/

Noun

當年

1. those days; back then

   他當年對我的一番教導，讓我一生受用不盡。 [MSC, trad.]
   他当年对我的一番教导，让我一生受用不尽。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā dāngnián duì wǒ de yīfān jiàodǎo, ràng wǒ yīshēng shòuyòng bùjìn. [Pinyin]

   The guidance and instruction that he gave me in those years is something from which I will reap the benefits for the rest of my life.

Synonyms

• 以往 (yǐwǎng)
• 前時／前时 (qiánshí) (literary)
• 原來／原来 (yuánlái)
• 向時／向时 (xiàngshí)
• 向時仔／向时仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 夙昔 (sùxī) (literary)
• 已往 (yǐwǎng)
• 平昔 (píngxī) (literary)
• 往前 (wǎngqián)
• 往常 (wǎngcháng)
• 往日 (wǎngrì) (literary)
• 往昔 (wǎngxī) (literary)
• 往時／往时 (wǎngshí)
• 往時仔／往时仔 (Min Nan)
• 從前／从前 (cóngqián)
• 既往 (jìwǎng)
• 日前 (rìqián) (literary)
• 日者 (rìzhě) (literary)
• 早日 (zǎorì)
• 昔年 (xīnián) (literary)
• 昔日 (xīrì) (literary)
• 昔者 (xīzhě) (literary)
• 曩昔 (nǎngxī) (literary)
• 異日／异日 (yìrì) (literary)
• 疇昔／畴昔 (chóuxī) (literary)
• 素日 (sùrì) (literary)
• 老底子 (lǎodǐzi) (dialectal)
• 舊底／旧底 (gau⁶ dai²) (Cantonese, Min Nan)
• 舊時／旧时 (jiùshí)
• 舊陣時／旧阵时 (Cantonese)
• 過去／过去 (guòqù)
• 過往／过往 (guòwǎng)

 

Verb

當年

1. to be at the right age; to be in one's prime

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàngnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàngnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàngnián
    • Wade–Giles: tang⁴-nien²
    • Yale: dàng-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danqnian
    • Palladius: даннянь (dannjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

Noun

當年

1. the same year; that very year