當年

See also: 当年

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	year
trad. (當年)		當	年
simp. (当年)		当	年

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāngnián

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dong¹ nin⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ong¹ nen³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tông-ngièn / tông-ngiàn
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tng-nî / tong-nî

(Teochew, Peng'im): deng¹ ni⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dangnián
  - Wade–Giles: tang¹-nien²
  - Yale: dāng-nyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangnian
  - Palladius: даннянь (dannjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dong¹ nin⁴
  - Yale: dōng nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ nin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ nin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ niːn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ong¹ nen³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔŋ³³ ⁿden²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-ngièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: dong^ˊ ngien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ ngian²
  - Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-ngiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: dong^ˊ ngian^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ ngian²
  - Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-nî
  - Tâi-lô: tng-nî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngnii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍³³ nĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-nî
  - Tâi-lô: tong-nî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dongnii
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: deng¹ ni⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tṳng nî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɯŋ³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵/

Noun

當年

those days; back then
他當年對我的一番教導，讓我一生受用不盡。 [MSC, trad.]
他当年对我的一番教导，让我一生受用不尽。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā dāngnián duì wǒ de yīfān jiàodǎo, ràng wǒ yīshēng shòuyòng bùjìn. [Pinyin]
The guidance and instruction that he gave me in those years is something from which I will reap the benefits for the rest of my life.

Synonyms

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以往 (yǐwǎng)
前時／前时 (qiánshí) (literary)
原來／原来 (yuánlái)
向時／向时 (xiàngshí)
向時仔／向时仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
夙昔 (sùxī) (literary)
已往 (yǐwǎng)
平昔 (píngxī) (literary)
往前 (wǎngqián)
往常 (wǎngcháng)
往日 (wǎngrì) (literary)
往昔 (wǎngxī) (literary)
往時／往时 (wǎngshí)
往時仔／往时仔 (Min Nan)
從前／从前 (cóngqián)
既往 (jìwǎng)
日前 (rìqián) (literary)
日者 (rìzhě) (literary)
早日 (zǎorì)
昔年 (xīnián) (literary)
昔日 (xīrì) (literary)
昔者 (xīzhě) (literary)
曩昔 (nǎngxī) (literary)
異日／异日 (yìrì) (literary)
疇昔／畴昔 (chóuxī) (literary)
素日 (sùrì) (literary)
老底子 (lǎodǐzi) (dialectal)
舊𫢗時／旧𫢗时 (gu⁷ diang¹ si⁵) (Teochew)
舊底／旧底 (gau⁶ dai²) (Cantonese, Min Nan)
舊時／旧时 (jiùshí)
舊陣時／旧阵时 (Cantonese)
過去／过去 (guòqù)
過往／过往 (guòwǎng)

Verb

當年

to be at the right age; to be in one's prime

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàngnián

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàngnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàngnián
  - Wade–Giles: tang⁴-nien²
  - Yale: dàng-nyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danqnian
  - Palladius: даннянь (dannjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

Noun

當年

the same year; that very year