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Jyutping dong1 jan4
Pinyin dāng rén

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    person on duty
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    当人们认为战争残酷时,它还是很吸引人的。当人们认为战争粗俗时,它就没那么受欢迎了。
    當人們認為戰爭殘酷時,它還是很吸引人的。當人們認為戰爭粗俗時,它就沒那麼受歡迎了。
    dāng rén men rèn wéi zhàn zhēng cán kù shí , tā hái shi hěn xī yǐn rén de 。 dāng rén men rèn wéi zhàn zhēng cū sú shí , tā jiù méi nà me shòu huān yíng le 。
    • As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    是非当人情
    是非當人情
    si6 fei1 dong3 jan4 cing4
    • to trade gossip for favor
  2. Cantonese
    呢间餐厅影衰晒香港,收游客贵一倍嘅钱,当人系水鱼!
    呢間餐廳影衰晒香港,收遊客貴一倍嘅錢,當人係水魚!
    ni1 gaan1 caan1 teng1 jing2 seoi1 saai3 hoeng1 gong2, sau1 jau4 haak3 gwai3 jat1 pui5 ge3 cin2, dong3 jan4 hai6 seoi2 jyu2!
    • This restaurant is a disgrace to Hong Kong! They make a dupe of tourists by charging them double!