郎當

Chinese

youth
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. (郎當) 郎 當
simp. (郎当) 郎 当
alternative forms 狼當／狼当 sense "abject; wretched"

Pronunciation

Adjective

郎當

  1. (of clothes) too large; baggy
  2. abject; down and out; wretched
  3. dejected; despondent; dispirited
  4. slack; messy; sloppy
    吊兒郎當／吊儿郎当  ―  diào'érlángdāng  ―  snobbish; slovenly
  5. tired; feeble
  6. cowardly

Derived terms

Noun

郎當

  1. alternative form of 鋃鐺 / 锒铛 (lángdāng)

Phrase

郎當

  1. (colloquial, of age) or so
    二十郎當／二十郎当  ―  èrshí lángdāng  ―  twentysomething
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