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

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• 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

1. (of clothes) too large; baggy
2. abject; down and out; wretched
3. dejected; despondent; dispirited
4. slack; messy; sloppy

   吊兒郎當／吊儿郎当  ―  diào'érlángdāng  ―  snobbish; slovenly

5. tired; feeble
6. cowardly

Derived terms

• 吊兒郎當 / 吊儿郎当

 

Noun

郎當

1. Alternative form of 鋃鐺 / 锒铛 (lángdāng)

Phrase

郎當

1. (colloquial, of age) or so

   二十郎當／二十郎当  ―  èrshí lángdāng  ―  twentysomething