當機立斷

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	machine; opportunity; secret	resolutely; in a swift and firm manner; in a decisive manner
trad. (當機立斷)		當	機	立斷
simp. (当机立断)		当	机	立断

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngjīlìduàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ gei¹ lap⁶ dyun⁶ / dong¹ gei¹ laap⁶ dyun⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tong-ki-li̍p-toàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngjīlìduàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangjilìduàn
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-chi¹-li⁴-tuan⁴
    • Yale: dāng-jī-lì-dwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangjilihduann
    • Palladius: данцзилидуань (dancziliduanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯än⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dong¹ gei¹ lap⁶ dyun⁶ / dong¹ gei¹ laap⁶ dyun⁶
    • Yale: dōng gēi lahp dyuhn / dōng gēi laahp dyuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ gei¹ lap⁹ dyn⁶ / dong¹ gei¹ laap⁹ dyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ géi¹ leb⁶ dün⁶ / dong¹ géi¹ lab⁶ dün⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵ lɐp̚² tyːn²²/, /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵ laːp̚² tyːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-ki-li̍p-toàn
    • Tâi-lô: tong-ki-li̍p-tuàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongkilibdoaxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴⁻²² lip̚⁴⁻³² tuan²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ ki³³ lip̚²⁴⁻² tuan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴⁻²² lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tuan²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ lip̚⁴⁻³² tuan¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ lip̚⁴⁻³² tuan²¹/

Idiom

當機立斷

1. to be decisive and make a decision promptly at a critical moment
2. (Literally) (of a electronic device) crashed and immediately disconnected.