廳堂 [厅－]

Jyutping teng1 tong4
Pinyin tīng táng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. hall
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    大廳
    hall; living room
    • 入得廚房，出得廳堂
      入得厨房，出得厅堂
      jap6 dak1 cyu4 fong2 ceot1 dak1 teng1 tong4
      to describe a woman who is both a good housewife and socially accomplished, i.e. an ideal wife; literally, can go into the kitchen or the living room
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    department in a large government organization (such as a ministry); office
  2. noun
    hall (for holding meetings, concerts, receiving guests, etc.)
    (syn.) 公堂
  3. noun
    government department at a provincial level
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    厅堂
    廳堂
    teng1 tong4
    • hall; living room
  2. Cantonese
    你娶到呢个老婆真系羡慕死人喇，入得厨房，又出得厅堂。
    你娶到呢個老婆真係羨慕死人喇，入得廚房，又出得廳堂。
    nei5 ceoi2 dou2 nei1 go3 lou5 po4 zan1 hai6 sin6 mou6 sei2 jan4 laa3, jap6 dak1 cyu4 fong2, jau6 ceot1 dak1 teng1 tong4.
    • I envy you so much that you married such a good wife; she is both socially accomplished and a good housewife.
  3. Cantonese
    入得厨房，出得厅堂
    入得廚房，出得廳堂
    jap6 dak1 cyu4 fong2 ceot1 dak1 teng1 tong4
    • to describe a woman who is both a good housewife and socially accomplished, i.e. an ideal wife; literally, can go into the kitchen or the living room