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粵語辭叢

當然

dong1 jin4included in 2 dictionaries
dong1 jin2included in 1 dictionaries
dong1 jin4*2included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
dong1 jin4
dong1 jin2

Original phonetic: dong1 jin4:dong1 jin2

01

#一定;冇懷疑 (certainly; of course)

副詞

Examples

「你可唔可以借架車俾我啊?」「當然可以啦!」

"nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ze3 gaa3 ce1 bei2 ngo5 aa3?" "dong1 jin4 ho2 ji5 laa1!"

Can I borrow your car?" "Certainly!

02

表達道德上嘅應然性 (to express moral certainty)

Examples

開車撞到路人,當然唔可以一走了之啦。

hoi1 ce1 zong6 dou2 lou6 jan4, dong1 jin4 m4 ho2 ji5 jat1 zau2 liu5 zi1 laa1

When one hits a pedestrian while driving, of course one cannot just drive away from the scene.

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
dong1 jin4

因為本身嘅身份或職位,而自動得到嘅某種身份 (ex officio)

區別詞

Examples

當然會員

dong1 jin4 wui2 jyun4

ex officio member

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
dong1 jin4

用喺分句或句子開頭,對前面內容作出補充或修正 (used as a conjunction or in the beginning of a sentence, to supplement or to amend the contents mentioned previously)

連詞

Examples

班會主席係由大家選出嚟嘅。當然,佢要願意做先得。

The class president is elected by the class. Of course, he must be willing to assume the responsibility.

維基辭典YueWord
Jyutping:
dong1 jin4Original phonetic: /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
dong1 jin4*2Original phonetic: /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
01

of course; surely

Examples

這畢竟不是他的東西,他當然不會愛惜了。

After all, this is not his stuff, of course he wouldn't treasure it.

02

ex officio

03

natural; reasonable; understandable