淡定

Chinese

		insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
trad. (淡定)		淡	定
simp. ^#(淡定)		淡	定
alternative forms		蛋定 slang 蛋腚 slang

Etymology

Originally Cantonese.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàndìng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daam⁶ ding⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàndìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàndìng
  - Wade–Giles: tan⁴-ting⁴
  - Yale: dàn-dìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danndinq
  - Palladius: даньдин (danʹdin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    蛋腚
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daam⁶ ding⁶
  - Yale: daahm dihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daam⁶ ding⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dam⁶ ding⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːm²² tɪŋ²²/

Adjective

淡定

calm and confident; poised
(Cantonese) steady; staid
淡淡定，有錢剩。 [Cantonese, trad.]
淡淡定，有钱剩。 [Cantonese, simp.]
daam⁶ daam⁶ ding⁶, jau⁵ cin^6-2 zing⁶. [Jyutping]
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Synonyms

(calm and confident):

冷靜／冷静 (lěngjìng)
在步 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
從容／从容
沉著 (chénzhuó)
清醒 (qīngxǐng)
理智 (lǐzhì)
精英 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
肅清／肃清 (sùqīng) (archaic)
自如 (zìrú) (literary)
自若 (zìruò) (literary)
鎮定／镇定 (zhèndìng)
鎮靜／镇静 (zhènjìng)

Verb

淡定

(neologism, slang) to calm down; to take it easy; to chill out

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