勾當

Chinese

		affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel; to delineate; hook	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. (勾當)		勾	當
simp. (勾当)		勾	当
alt. forms		句當／句当

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gòudàng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau¹ dong³
Min Nan (POJ): kau-tàng / kau-tang

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gòudàng → gòudang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤˋ → ㄍㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gow.danq
  - IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/ → /koʊ̯⁵¹ d̥ɑŋ¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau¹ dong³
  - Yale: ngāu dong
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau¹ dong³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo¹ dong³
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ tɔːŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-tàng
  - Tâi-lô: kau-tàng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kau'daxng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ¹¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-tang
  - Tâi-lô: kau-tang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kau'dafng
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

勾當

(derogatory) dirty deal; shady business

Derived terms

不用本錢的勾當／不用本钱的勾当
有勾當／有勾当

肚兒裡有勾當／肚儿里有勾当
非法勾當／非法勾当

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gòudāng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gòudāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gowdang
  - IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

勾當

(obsolete) to handle matters

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