Results for “当”

lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom) / fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation / to want to have one's cake and eat it too

(coll.) to take (sth) as … / to treat as … / to assume / to act as if … / Taiwan pr. [zhǐdāng]

tinkle

(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound

to be taken advantage of

must / should

sloppy

(slang) (of a character) to reappear in a story line after having been supposedly killed off / cf. 領盒飯|领盒饭[lǐng hé fàn]

crash / bang

(neologism c. 2012) (slang) to become a stepfather when one's partner turns out to be pregnant with a child she conceived with another lover

(idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy

grandiose but impractical (idiom) / large but of no real use

crucial moment / critical time

erhua variant of 夾當|夹当[jiā dāng]

(saying) to mistake good intentions for ill will

(coll.) bravo / nice one / lovely

a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here

to go on foot (idiom) / to do things at a leisurely pace

necessarily

settled / ready / finished

lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom) / fig. life is short, make merry while you can

(Tw) bento / lunch box

quick / rapid

to regret one's past deeds (idiom)

to sing instead of weep (idiom)

to take sth as given / to assume / as one would expect / naturally

lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.

to bear (responsibility) / to take on / to assume

to act unappreciatively in response to a kindness

to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) / to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here

see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū]

see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng]

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) / to regret vainly one's past behavior

To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom) / for better or for worse

To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom) / for better or for worse

nuclear yield

TNT equivalent

to act as if / to treat sth as if it were