See also: 当時 and 当时

Chinese

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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

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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

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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/
Bernard
Karlgren
/tɑŋ/ /ʑi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
dāng chí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
dong1 si4

Pronoun

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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. [Pinyin]
    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. [Pinyin]
    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. [Pinyin]
    This symptom is caused by the previous improper postpartum care that she received.
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Pronunciation 2

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Adverb

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當時

  1. at once; immediately; right away
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Pronunciation 3

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Adverb

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當時

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) when
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Pronunciation 4

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Verb

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當時

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

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當時

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

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Japanese

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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
[noun] then, at that time
(This term, 當時, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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當時 (dangsi) (hangeul 당시)

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

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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當時

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