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 t͡sʰai̯⁵⁵/, /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, 刻正
Mandarin	Beijing	正在, 在
Mandarin	Taiwan	正在, 在
Cantonese	Guangzhou	喺度, 喺處, 緊 >
Cantonese	Hong Kong	喺度, 喺處, 緊 >
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	當, 在該, 當在
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	當, 在該
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	當, 在該
	Dongshi (Dabu)	當, 在該
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	當, 在該
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	正在, 在遐
Min Nan	Xiamen	佇咧, 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 拄佇咧
	Quanzhou	佇咧, 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 拄佇咧
	Zhangzhou	咧, 當咧, 拄咧
	Taipei	佇咧, 咧, 當咧
	Philippines (Manila)	佇咧, 咧
	Shantou	在
Note	> - after verb

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