唐 [－]

Jyutping tong4
Pinyin táng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Tang dynasty (618-907)
  2. surname Tang
  3. to exaggerate
  4. empty
  5. in vain
  6. old variant of 螗[tang2]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. Chinese surname; (in Chinese history) Tang dynasty; (adjective) Chinese-;
  2. to exaggerate/empty/in vain/old variant of 螗táng [螗]/Chinese/the tang dynasty/a surname/a kind of plum/abrupt/rude
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    朝代​名​；​（​公元​618​～​907​）​中國​歷史​中​隋代​之​後​、​五代​十國​前​嘅​朝代
    the Tang Dynasty; an imperial dynasty in Chinese history during AD 618-907
  2. 名詞、專名
    古代​中國國名​、​國號​用字​，​例如​五代​十​國​嘅​南唐
    name adopted by various states in ancient China, usually transliterated as "Tang"
  3. 名詞、專名
    姓
    a surname, usually transliterated as "Tong"
  4. 語素
    同中華​文化​有​關​嘅
    pertaining to Chinese or Chinese culture
    • 唐衫
      唐衫
      tong4 saam1
      Chinese costume
    • 唐餐
      唐餐
      tong4 caan1
      Chinese meal; Chinese cuisine
    • 唐人
      唐人
      tong4 jan4
      ethnic Chinese
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Used in 荒唐 (huāngtáng).; to exaggerate; to boast
  2. character
    Later Tang (923–937), the second of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
  3. character
    Tang Dynasty (618–907)
    • 唐詩
      唐诗
      táng shī
      Tang poetry
  4. character
    Tang, a legendary ancient Chinese dynasty established by Emperor Yao
  5. character, literary
    exaggerative; boastful
  6. character
    50th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "vastness, emptiness, pointlessness" (𝌷)
  7. character, obsolete
    road inside temple
  8. character
    Southern Tang (937–976), a state in Southern China that existed during Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
  9. character, literary
    in vain; to no avail
  10. character, figuratively
    China
  11. character
    a surname
    • 唐君毅
      唐君毅
      táng jūn yì
      Tang Chun-i (20th-century Chinese philosopher)
  12. character, obsolete
    vast; wide; extensive
  13. character, obsolete
    (alt. form 蓎) dodder (Cuscuta chinensis)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. Tang dynasty
  2. Chinese
  3. Cangjie Input
    ILR
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 中國 – 中国
  2. 中國的 – 中国的
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #852
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    您这么做很荒唐。
    您這麼做很荒唐。
    nín zhè me zuò hěn huāng táng 。
    • It's absurd of you to do that.
    • It is absurd of you to do that.
  2. Mandarin
    我该怎么去唐人街？
    我該怎麼去唐人街？
    wǒ gāi zěn me qù táng rén jiē ？
    • How do I get to Chinatown?
  3. Mandarin
    这一切在我看来都颇为荒唐。
    這一切在我看來都頗為荒唐。
    zhè yī qiè zài wǒ kàn lái dōu pō wéi huāng táng 。
    • I think that this is all quite absurd.
  4. Mandarin
    佳人不可唐突，好酒不可糟蹋，这两件事你以后一定要牢记在心。
    佳人不可唐突，好酒不可糟蹋，這兩件事你以後一定要牢記在心。
    jiā rén bù kě táng tū ， hǎo jiǔ bù kě zāo tà ， zhè liǎng jiàn shì nǐ yǐ hòu yī dìng yào láo jì zài xīn 。
    • You should not be rude towards beauties and you should not waste good wine. You must keep these two things in mind in the future.
  5. Mandarin
    多么荒唐的故事！
    多麼荒唐的故事！
    duō me huāng táng de gù shì ！
    • What a bizarre story!
    • What a bizarre tale!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唐僧一行人，经过九九八十一个苦难，先可以取到西经。
    唐僧一行人，經過九九八十一個苦難，先可以取到西經。
    • x
  2. Cantonese
    半唐番
    半唐番
    bun3 tong4 faan1
    • Eurasians; a Westernised Chinese; a Chinese person who has been strongly influenced by Western culture, values, tastes, etc.
  3. Cantonese
    唐朝嘅张旭以狂草闻名。
    唐朝嘅張旭以狂草聞名。
    tong4 ciu4 ge3 zoeng1 juk1 ji5 kwong4 cou2 man4 ming4.
    • Zhang Xu in the Tang Dynasty was well known for his wild cursive script.
  4. Cantonese
    唐代有好多出名嘅诗人，如李白、杜甫。
    唐代有好多出名嘅詩人，如李白、杜甫。
    tong4 doi6 jau5 hou2 do1 ceot1 meng2 ge3 si1 jan4, jyu4 lei5 baak6, dou6 fu2.
    • There were a lot of famous poets such as Li Bai and Du Fu in the Tang dynasty.
  5. Cantonese
    唐伯虎点秋香
    唐伯虎點秋香
    tong4 baak3 fu2 dim2 cau1 hoeng1
    • Tong Baak-fu picks out Cau-hoeng (a popular folklore about a famous Ming Dynasty scholar)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟搅茶有冇呢
    唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟搅茶有冇呢
    tong4 jan4 jau5 kaai5 ngau4 jyu5 gung6 tong4 lai4 gaau2 caa4 jau5 mou5 ne1
    • Do the Chinese use milk and sugar with their tea?
  2. Mandarin
    唐诗
    唐詩
    táng shī
    • Tang poetry
  3. Mandarin
    唐君毅
    唐君毅
    táng jūn yì
    • Tang Chun-i (20th-century Chinese philosopher)
  4. Mandarin
    唐代诗人首推李杜。
    唐代詩人首推李杜。
    táng dài shī rén shǒu tuī lǐ dù ．
    • X
  5. Cantonese
    唐话、本系难晓、各处有各处嘅土谈
    唐话、本系难晓、各处有各处嘅土谈
    tong4 waa2, bun2 hai6 naan4 hiu2, gok3 cyu3 jau5 gok3 cyu3 ge3 tou2 taam4
    • Chinese is fundamentally difficult to understand; every region has its own dialect