當然

See also: 当然

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	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (當然)		當	然
simp. (当然)		当	然

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāngrán

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ jin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tông-yèn / tông-yàn
Min Nan (POJ): tong-liân / tong-jiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dāngrán → dāngran (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄖㄢˊ → ㄉㄤ ˙ㄖㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dang.ran
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐa̠n³⁵/ → /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐa̠n²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dong¹ jin⁴
  - Yale: dōng yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ yin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-yèn
  - Hakka Romanization System: dong´ ienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ yan²
  - IPA: /toŋ²⁴ i̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-yàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: dong´ (r)ianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ yan²
  - IPA: /toŋ²⁴ (j)i̯an¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-liân
  - Tâi-lô: tong-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: donglieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-jiân
  - Tâi-lô: tong-jiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dongjieen
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑiɛn²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑiɛn¹³/

Adverb

當然

of course; surely

這畢竟不是他的東西，他當然不會愛惜了。 [MSC, trad.]
这毕竟不是他的东西，他当然不会爱惜了。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè bìjìng bùshì tā de dōngxi, tā dāngrán bùhuì àixī le. [Pinyin]
After all, this is not his stuff, of course he wouldn't treasure it.

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 梗係／梗系, (Cantonese) 實／实 (shí)

Adjective

當然

natural

Derived terms

理所當然／理所当然 (lǐsuǒdāngrán)

See also

肯定 (kěndìng)
一定 (yīdìng)

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