當打之年

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	beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen	's; him/her/it; this	year
trad. (當打之年)		當	打	之	年
simp. (当打之年)		当	打	之	年

Etymology

Originally used to describe martial artists.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngdǎzhīnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngdǎzhīnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangdǎjhihnián
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-ta³-chih¹-nien²
    • Yale: dāng-dǎ-jr̄-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangdaajynian
    • Palladius: дандачжинянь (dandačžinjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

Idiom

當打之年

1. one's prime time; one's most active and successful time in life