當時

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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)
simp. (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


Note: tong-sî/tang-sî - colloquial in Zhangzhou.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (5) (25)
Final () (101) (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter tang dzyi
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/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/tɑŋ/ /ʑi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
dāng chí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
dong1 si4

Pronoun

當時

  1. at that time; at the time
    當時今天 [MSC, trad.]
    当时今天 [MSC, simp.]
    dāngshí tīng nǐ de le, cái yǒu jīntiān ya.
    If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today.
    人物畫當時可謂登峰造極 [MSC, trad.]
    人物画当时可谓登峰造极 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā de rénwùhuà zài dāngshí kěwèi dēngfēngzàojí.
    His painting of people attained a level never known before.
    當時坐月子病根 [MSC, trad.]
    当时坐月子病根 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shì dāngshí zuòyuèzi lào xià de bìnggēn.
    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

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Hyōgai

Grade: 2
on'yomi goon
For pronunciation and definitions of 當時 – see the following entry.
当時とうじ
then, at that time
(This term, 當時, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

當時 (dangsi) (hangeul 당시)

  1. hanja form? of 당시 (the time in question)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

當時

  1. chữ Hán form of đương thời (around the point in time in question).