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): ㄉㄤㄐㄧㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ gei¹ lap⁶ dyun⁶, dong¹ gei¹ laap⁶ dyun⁶
Min Nan (POJ): tong-ki-li̍p-toàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngjīlìduàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄐㄧㄌㄧˋ 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/
Min Nan
- (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

to be decisive and make a decision promptly at a critical moment

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