當在

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	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
trad. (當在)		當	在
simp. (当在)		当	在

Pronunciation

Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tông-chhai / tông-to

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-chhai / tông-to
  - Hakka Romanization System: dong´ cai / dong´ do
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ cai⁴ / dong¹ do⁴
  - IPA: /toŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa̯i⁵⁵/, /toŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ to⁵⁵/

Adverb

當在

(Hakka) in the process of; currently

佢當在讀書。 / 佢当在读书。 [Hakka] ― Kì tông-chhai thu̍k-sû. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ] ― She/He is reading.
- 你等禁食个時節，毋好像假好个人；佢等詐意憂愁，面裝到盡媸，佻佻俾人看出佢等當在禁食。𠊎實在㧯你等講，佢等恁樣做，已經得到佢等个報答了。 [Hakka, trad.]
  你等禁食个时节，毋好像假好个人；佢等诈意忧愁，面装到尽媸，佻佻俾人看出佢等当在禁食。𠊎实在㧯你等讲，佢等恁样做，已经得到佢等个报答了。 [Hakka, simp.]
  From: 現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 6:16
  Ngì-têu kim-sṳ̍t ke sṳ̀-chiet, m̀-hó chhiong ká-hó ke ngìn; kì-têu cha-yi yù-sèu, mien chông-to chhin ché, thiâu-thiâu pûn ngìn khon-chhut kì-têu tông chhai kim-sṳ̍t. Ngài sṳ̍t-chhai lâu ngì-têu kóng, kì-têu án-ngiòng cho, yí-kîn tet-tó kì-têu ke po-tap lé. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
  [W]hen you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward. (World English Bible)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 正在 (“in the process of; currently”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		正在
Mandarin	Beijing	正在
Cantonese	Guangzhou	緊
Min Nan	Taipei	佇咧、咧

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