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當然

简 当然 · 繁 當然
Mandarin · pinyin dāng rán

Meanings

  1. only natural
  2. as it should be
  3. certainly
  4. of course
  5. without doubt
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當
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
然
rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
当
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
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1–2 · dang1 ran2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dong1 jin4

Cantonese word readings for 當然. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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adv

  1. of course; surely
  2. ex officio

adj

  1. natural; reasonable; understandable
  2. ex officio

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