勾當

Chinese

		affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel; to delineate; hook	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. (勾當)		勾	當
simp. (勾当)		勾	当
alternative forms		句當／句当

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gòudàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau¹ dong³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kau-tàng / kau-tang

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gòudàng → gòudang (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤˋ → ㄍㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gòudång
    • Wade–Giles: kou⁴-tang⁵
    • Yale: gòu-dang
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gow.danq
    • Palladius: гоудан (goudan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/ → /koʊ̯⁵¹ d̥ɑŋ¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (勾當兒 / 勾当儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gòudàngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gòudàngr
    • Wade–Giles: kou⁴-tang⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: gòu-dàngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gowdanql
    • Palladius: гоуданр (goudanr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑ̃ɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau¹ dong³
    • Yale: ngāu dong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau¹ dong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo¹ dong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ tɔːŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-tàng
    • Tâi-lô: kau-tàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kau'daxng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-tang
    • Tâi-lô: kau-tang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kau'dafng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

勾當

1. (derogatory) dirty deal; shady business
2. (obsolete) matter

   • 大仙躬身謝菩薩道：「小可的勾當，怎敢勞菩薩下降？」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     大仙躬身谢菩萨道：「小可的勾当，怎敢劳菩萨下降？」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE

     Dàxiān gōngshēn xiè púsà dào: “Xiǎokě de gōudāng, zěn gǎn láo púsà xiàjiàng?” [Pinyin]

     The great adept bowed in respect to the Bodhisattva, saying: "How could I possibly dare to trouble the Bodhisattva to descend on account of my trifling matter?"

Derived terms

• 不用本錢的勾當 / 不用本钱的勾当
• 有勾當 / 有勾当
• 肚兒裡有勾當 / 肚儿里有勾当
• 非法勾當 / 非法勾当

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gòudāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gòudāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˋ ㄉㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gòudang
    • Wade–Giles: kou⁴-tang¹
    • Yale: gòu-dāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gowdang
    • Palladius: гоудан (goudan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

勾當

1. (obsolete) to handle matters