淡定

Chinese

		insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
trad. (淡定)		淡	定
simp. #(淡定)		淡	定
alternative forms		蛋定 slang 蛋腚 slang

Etymology

Originally Cantonese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàndìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daam⁶ ding⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàndìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàndìng
    • Wade–Giles: tan⁴-ting⁴
    • Yale: dàn-dìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danndinq
    • Palladius: даньдин (danʹdin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 淡定 蛋腚

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daam⁶ ding⁶
    • Yale: daahm dihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daam⁶ ding⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dam⁶ ding⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːm²² tɪŋ²²/

Adjective

淡定

1. calm and confident; poised
2. (Cantonese) steady; staid

   淡淡定，有錢剩。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   淡淡定，有钱剩。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   daam⁶ daam⁶ ding⁶, jau⁵ cin^6-2 zing⁶. [Jyutping]

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Synonyms

• (calm and confident):

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• 冷靜／冷静 (lěngjìng)
• 在步 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 從容／从容
• 沉著 (chénzhuó)
• 清醒 (qīngxǐng)
• 理智 (lǐzhì)
• 精英 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 肅清／肃清 (sùqīng) (archaic)
• 自如 (zìrú) (literary)
• 自若 (zìruò) (literary)
• 鎮定／镇定 (zhèndìng)
• 鎮靜／镇静 (zhènjìng)

 

Verb

淡定

1. (neologism, slang) to calm down; to take it easy; to chill out