過當

Chinese

		to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	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
trad. (過當)		過	當
simp. (过当)		过	当

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guòdàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ dong³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kòe-tòng / kè-tòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guòdàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guòdàng
    • Wade–Giles: kuo⁴-tang⁴
    • Yale: gwò-dàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guohdanq
    • Palladius: годан (godan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo³ dong³
    • Yale: gwo dong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ dong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo³ dong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ tɔːŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-tòng / kè-tòng
    • Tâi-lô: kuè-tòng / kè-tòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koea'doxng, kea'doxng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/, /ke²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔŋ⁴¹/, /ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/, /ke²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kue¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ¹¹/, /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔŋ²¹/, /ke²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔŋ²¹/

Adjective

過當

1. inappropriate

Synonyms

• 不像話／不像话 (bùxiànghuà)
• 不成話／不成话 (bùchénghuà)
• 偏激 (piānjī) (thoughts, attitudes)
• 太甚 (tàishèn)
• 太過／太过 (tàiguò)
• 苦 (regional)
• 過分／过分 (guòfèn)
• 過度／过度 (guòdù)
• 過火／过火 (guòhuǒ)
• 過甚／过甚 (guòshèn) (literary)
• 過頭／过头 (guòtóu)