當咧

Chinese

 
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
draw back corners of mouth; child's cry
trad. (當咧) 當 咧
simp. (当咧) 当 咧

Pronunciation

  • Min Nan (POJ): tng-lér / tng-teh / tng-le̍h / tong-li

Adverb

當咧

  1. (Hokkien) in the process of; currently

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 正在 (“in the process of; currently”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 正在、刻正
Mandarin Beijing 正在、在
Taiwan 正在、在
Cantonese Guangzhou 喺度、喺處、緊 >
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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