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懂事

懂事

Chinese

		to understand; to know	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (懂事)		懂	事

Adjective

懂事

sensible (usually said of a child); capable; good; thoughtful; smart; well-behaved

一個懂事聽話的小孩 [MSC, trad.]

一个懂事听话的小孩 [MSC, simp.]

yī ge dǒngshì tīnghuà de xiǎohái [Pinyin]

a good, sensible kid

Synonyms

明事理 (míngshìlǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dǒngshì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung² si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): tóng-sīr / tóng-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: dǒngshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: doongshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    懂事
    董事
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung² si⁶
  - Yale: dúng sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung² si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ³⁵ siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tóng-sīr
  - Tâi-lô: tóng-sīr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tóng-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tóng-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dofngsu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/