當時

See also: 当時 and 当时

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
 
o'clock; time; when
o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
trad. (當時) 當 時
simp. (当时) 当 时

Etymology

Taiwanese Hokkien “when” probably comes from a semantic shift from “at that time”; the pronunciation difference is used to distinguish the two senses (Yang, 2002).

Pronunciation 1



Rime
Character 當 時
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 端 (5) 常 (25)
Final (韻) 唐 (101) 之 (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 都郎切 市之切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/tɑŋ/ /d͡ʑɨ/
Pan
Wuyun
/tɑŋ/ /d͡ʑɨ/
Shao
Rongfen
/tɑŋ/ /d͡ʑie/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/taŋ/ /d͡ʑɨ/
Li
Rong
/tɑŋ/ /ʑiə/
Wang
Li
/tɑŋ/ /ʑĭə/
Bernard
Karlgren
/tɑŋ/ /ʑi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
dāng chí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
dong1 si4

Pronoun

當時

  1. at that time; at the time
    我當時聽你的了,才有今天呀。 [MSC, trad.]
    我当时听你的了,才有今天呀。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ dāngshí tīng nǐ de le, cái yǒu jīntiān ya. [Pinyin]
    If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today.
    他的人物畫在當時可謂登峰造極。 [MSC, trad.]
    他的人物画在当时可谓登峰造极。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā de rénwùhuà zài dāngshí kěwèi dēngfēngzàojí. [Pinyin]
    His painting of people attained a level never known before.
    這是當時坐月子落下的病根。 [MSC, trad.]
    这是当时坐月子落下的病根。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shì dāngshí zuòyuèzi lào xià de bìnggēn. [Pinyin]
    This symptom is caused by the previous improper postpartum care that she received.
Synonyms

Pronunciation 2


Adverb

當時

  1. at once; immediately; right away
Synonyms

Pronunciation 3


Adverb

當時

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) when
Synonyms

Pronunciation 4


Verb

當時

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be in fashion; to be in vogue
Synonyms

Adverb

當時

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) in the process of; currently
Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
當 時
とう
Hyōgaiji
じ
Grade: 2
on’yomi goon
For pronunciation and definitions of 當時 – see the following entry.
【当時とうじ】
[noun] then, at that time
(This term, 當時, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
當時

Noun

當時 • (dangsi) (hangeul 당시)

  1. Hanja form? of 당시 (“the time in question”).
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