當場

See also: 当场

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	courtyard; open space; place courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation)
trad. (當場)		當	場
simp. (当场)		当	场

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāngchǎng, dāngcháng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄔㄤˇ, ㄉㄤㄔㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ coeng⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tông-chhòng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tng-tiûⁿ / tng-tiôⁿ / tong-tiûⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngchǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄔㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dangchǎng
  - Wade–Giles: tang¹-chʻang³
  - Yale: dāng-chǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangchaang
  - Palladius: данчан (dančan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, literary variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngcháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄔㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dangcháng
  - Wade–Giles: tang¹-chʻang²
  - Yale: dāng-cháng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangcharng
  - Palladius: данчан (dančan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dong¹ coeng⁴
  - Yale: dōng chèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ tsoeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ cêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-chhòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: dong^ˊ cong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ cong²
  - Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-tiûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tng-tiûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngdviuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍³³ tiũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-tiôⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tng-tiônn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngdviooi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔ̃¹³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-tiûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tong-tiûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dongdviuu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ²⁴/

Noun

當場

on the spot; then and there; at the scene; on scene
當場捕獲／当场捕获 ― dāngchǎng bǔhuò ― to catch red-handed

那兩名匪徒當場斃命。 [MSC, trad.]
那两名匪徒当场毙命。 [MSC, simp.]
Nà liǎng míng fěitú dāngchǎng bìmìng. [Pinyin]
Those two robbers were killed at the scene.
- 公堂之上若有任何人敢劫囚，當場格殺勿論。 [MSC, trad.]
  公堂之上若有任何人敢劫囚，当场格杀勿论。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: Justice Bao
  Gōngtáng zhīshàng ruò yǒu rènhé rén gǎn jiéqiú, dāngchǎng gé shā wù lùn. [Pinyin]
  In this court of law, should there be any person whosoever daring to take a prisoner away, [that person shall be] put to death on the spot, without considering [who he is].

Synonyms

現場／现场 (xiànchǎng)