當然

See also: 当然

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	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (當然)		當	然
simp. (当然)		当	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ jin⁴ / dong¹ jin^4-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tông-yèn / tông-yàn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tong-liân / tong-jiân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): deng¹ riêng⁵ / deng¹ riang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngrán → dāngran (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ → ㄉㄤ ˙ㄖㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangrån
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-jan⁵
    • Yale: dāng-ran
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dang.ran
    • Palladius: данжань (danžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/ → /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐän²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dong¹ jin⁴ / dong¹ jin^4-2
    • Yale: dōng yìhn / dōng yín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ jin⁴ / dong¹ jin^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ yin⁴ / dong¹ yin^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/, /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-yèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: dong^ˊ ien^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴ i̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-yàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: dong^ˊ (r)ian^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴ (j)i̯an¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-liân
    • Tâi-lô: tong-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: donglieen
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /tɔŋ³³ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: tong-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongjieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ziɛn²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: deng¹ riêng⁵ / deng¹ riang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tṳng jiêng / tṳng jiâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɯŋ³³⁻²³ d͡zieŋ⁵⁵/, /tɯŋ³³⁻²³ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

• deng1 riêng5 - Chaozhou;
• deng1 riang5 - Shantou.

Adverb

當然

1. of course; surely

   這畢竟不是他的東西，他當然不會愛惜了。 [MSC, trad.]
   这毕竟不是他的东西，他当然不会爱惜了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè bìjìng bùshì tā de dōngxi, tā dāngrán bùhuì àixī le. [Pinyin]

   After all, this is not his stuff, of course he wouldn't treasure it.

2. ex officio

Synonyms

• 固然 (gùrán)
• 自然 (zìrán)
• (colloquial) 那是 (nàshì)
• (Cantonese) 梗係／梗系, 實／实 (shí), 固之然
• (Hokkien) 在勢／在势

Adjective

當然

1. natural; reasonable; understandable
2. ex officio

   當然成員／当然成员  ―  dāngrán chéngyuán  ―  ex officio member

Derived terms

• 理所當然／理所当然 (lǐsuǒdāngrán)

 

Related terms

• 肯定 (kěndìng)
• 確定／确定 (quèdìng)
• 一定 (yīdìng)

Further reading

• “Entry #9793”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
當	然
とう Hyōgai	ぜん Grade: 4
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 當然 – see the following entry.

【当然とうぜん】 [adjective] natural, inevitable [adjective] natural, reasonable, proper [adverb] naturally, of course, as expected [adverb] inevitably [noun] naturality [noun] propriety [noun] inevitability

(This term, 當然, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
當	然

Adverb

當然 • (dang'yeon) (hangeul 당연)

1. hanja form^? of 당연

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
當	然

Adverb

當然

1. chữ Hán form of đương nhiên.

Adjective

當然

1. chữ Hán form of đương nhiên.