郎當

Chinese

		youth	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
trad. (郎當)		郎	當
simp. (郎当)		郎	当
alternative forms		狼當／狼当 sense "abject; wretched"

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lángdāng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lángdāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lángdang
  - Wade–Giles: lang²-tang¹
  - Yale: láng-dāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: langdang
  - Palladius: ландан (landan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ³⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

郎當

(of clothes) too large; baggy
abject; down and out; wretched
dejected; despondent; dispirited
slack; messy; sloppy
吊兒郎當／吊儿郎当 ― diào'érlángdāng ― snobbish; slovenly
tired; feeble
cowardly

Derived terms

吊兒郎當／吊儿郎当

Noun

郎當

Alternative form of 鋃鐺／锒铛 (lángdāng)

Phrase

郎當

(colloquial, of age) or so
二十郎當／二十郎当 ― èrshí lángdāng ― twentysomething

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