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 ʐän³⁵/ → /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐän²/
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

固然 (gùrán)
(Cantonese) 梗係／梗系
(Cantonese) 實／实 (shí)
(Min Nan) 在勢／在势

Adjective

當然

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) natural

Derived terms

理所當然／理所当然 (lǐsuǒdāngrán)

Related terms

肯定 (kěndìng)
確定／确定 (quèdìng)
一定 (yīdìng)

Further reading

“Entry #9793”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

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