當口

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	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (當口)		當	口
simp. (当口)		当	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngkou

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ˙ㄎㄡ

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹taon-kheu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngkou
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ˙ㄎㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangko̊u
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-kʻou⁵
    • Yale: dāng-kou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dang.kou
    • Palladius: данкоу (dankou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngkour
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ˙ㄎㄡㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangko̊ur
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-kʻou⁵-ʼrh
    • Yale: dāng-kour
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dang.koul
    • Palladius: данкоур (dankour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹taon-kheu
    • MiniDict: taon^平 kheu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹taan-kheu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tɑ̃⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹/

Noun

當口

1. (regional, colloquial) at a specific time; this very moment
2. (Shanghainese) on the tip of the tongue