當 — Cantonese Dictionary

當

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Cantonese Slang

💡 Tip: [[to work as; to fill in a post]]

Definitions

1 [[to work as; to fill in a post]]
2 dōng dáa 當打 — [when fighting] tough, fit, strong, formidable (e.g. triad fighters) (gwn 23, 15).
3 dōng gāa 當家 — to be the leader, to take on the role of a leader (gwdl 29, 10).
4 dōng hāk 當黑 — to be unlucky (gwdl 151, 28).
5 dōng hùhng jaa jī gāi 當紅炸子雞 — [a red fried chicken] a currently popular personality, particularly in show business (cf. hùhng 紅).
6 dōng jaat 當著 — waiting to be promoted.
7 dōng séui 當衰 — to be unlucky, to run into bad luck; used as an exclamation, as in "just my luck".