堂堂

Chinese

		(main) hall; large room	(main) hall; large room
simp. and trad. (堂堂)		堂	堂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tángtáng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tong⁴ tong⁴
Min Nan (POJ): tông-tông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tángtáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarngtarng
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tángtáng
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ˧˥ tʰɑŋ˧˥/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tong⁴ tong⁴
  - Yale: tòhng tòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tong⁴ tong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tong⁴ tong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ˨˩ tʰɔːŋ˨˩/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tông-tông
  - Tâi-lô: tông-tông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dongdoong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ˨˦꜕꜕ tɔŋ˨˦/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ˨˦꜕꜕ tɔŋ˨˦/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ˩˧꜕꜕ tɔŋ˩˧/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ˨˦꜖꜖ tɔŋ˨˦/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ˨˧꜔꜔ tɔŋ˨˧/

Adjective

堂堂

(literary) imposing; magnificent; majestic; stately
(literary) grave; solemn; dignified
將來你長大時，
莫忘了我怎樣教訓兒子：
我要你做一個堂堂的人，
不要你做我的孝順兒子。 [MSC, trad.]
将来你长大时，
莫忘了我怎样教训儿子：
我要你做一个堂堂的人，
不要你做我的孝顺儿子。 [MSC, simp.]
From: June 1919; 胡適 Hu Shih; 我的兒子
Jiānglái nǐ zhǎngdà shí,
Mò wàng le wǒ zěnyàng jiàoxùn érzi:
Wǒ yào nǐ zuò yīge tángtáng de rén,
Bù yào nǐ zuò wǒ de xiàoshùn érzi. [Pinyin]
(please add an English translation of this example)
(literary) powerful; strong
(literary) ambitious

Derived terms

一貌堂堂
亮堂堂
堂堂正正 (tángtángzhèngzhèng)
堂堂皇皇

正正之旗，堂堂之陳／正正之旗，堂堂之陈
正正堂堂
相貌堂堂 (xiàngmàotángtáng)
風采堂堂／风采堂堂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
堂	堂
どう Grade: 4	どう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative forms

堂々

Adjective

堂堂 (-tari inflection, hiragana どうどう, rōmaji dōdō)

magnificent, grand, impressive, dignified, majestic, imposing, stately
その老人 (ろうじん)は堂々 (どうどう)とした顔 (かお)つきをしていた。
Sono rōjin wa dōdō to shita kaotsuki o shite ita.
The old man had a noble countenance.

堂々 (どうどう)たる大聖堂 (だいせいどう)の外観 (がいかん)
dōdōtaru daiseidō no gaikan
the exterior of the grand cathedral
fair, square, open

Adverb

堂堂 (hiragana どうどう, rōmaji dōdō)

grandly, boldly, confidently
彼 (かれ)はその式典 (しきてん)で堂々 (どうどう)と振 (ふ)る舞 (ま)った。
Kare wa sono shikiten de dōdō to furumatta.
He bore himself well at the ceremony.

堂々 (どうどう)としなさい。
Dōdō to shi nasai.
Walk tall, son.
fairly, squarely
unreservedly, without apology, without hesitation

Usage notes

〜と (to) adverb.

References

EDICT and KANJIDIC dictionary files. Electronic Dictionaries Research Group. Used in accordance with the group's license.
Michael Panzera (accessed 2010-03-06), “List of -Taru Adjectives”, in Blastitwonner: Law and Language in Japan‎

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