當家

See also: 当家

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	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (當家)		當	家
simp. (当家)		当	家
anagram		家當／家当

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāngjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ gaa¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tng-ke / tong-ka / tong-kee / tng-kee

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngjiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dangjia
  - Wade–Giles: tang¹-chia¹
  - Yale: dāng-jyā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangjia
  - Palladius: данцзя (danczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dong¹ gaa¹
  - Yale: dōng gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-ke
  - Tâi-lô: tng-ke
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngkef
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍³³ ke³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-ka
  - Tâi-lô: tong-ka
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dongkaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ ka³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-kee
  - Tâi-lô: tong-kee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-kee
  - Tâi-lô: tng-kee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

Verb

當家

to manage household affairs
to have the final say; to take the leading role
當家作主／当家作主 ― dāngjiā zuòzhǔ ― to be in charge in one's own house

Adjective

當家

(attributive) main; major

Synonyms

主要 (zhǔyào) (most important)
吃勁／吃劲 (chījìn) (colloquial)
基本 (jīběn)
根本 (gēnběn)
要緊／要紧 (yàojǐn)
重大
重要 (zhòngyào)
關鍵／关键 (guānjiàn)

Derived terms

不當家不知柴米貴／不当家不知柴米贵 (bù dāngjiā bùzhī cháimǐ guì)
當家人／当家人
當家作主／当家作主 (dāngjiāzuòzhǔ)
當家的／当家的 (dāngjiāde)

Pronunciation 2

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tong-ka / tong-kee

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-ka
  - Tâi-lô: tong-ka
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dongkaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-kee
  - Tâi-lô: tong-kee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

Noun

當家

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Buddhist abbot

Synonyms

方丈 (fāngzhàng)
(Hokkien) 當家師／当家师

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