Definify.com

Definition 2025

不敢當

不敢當

See also: 不敢当

Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	to dare to be; to audaciously presume oneself to be
trad. (不敢當)		不	敢當
simp. (不敢当)		不	敢当

Interjection

不敢當

(dated) You flatter me; I wouldn't presume; I don't deserve this (praise, reward etc.)

Synonyms

過獎／过奖 (guòjiǎng)
哪裡／哪里 (nǎlǐ)

Etymology

Literally: (one) does not presume to be (worthy of something etc.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bùgǎndāng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ gam² dong¹
Min Nan (POJ): put-kám-tong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùgǎndāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bugaandang
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ka̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ gam² dong¹
  - Yale: bāt gám dōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ gam² dong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-kám-tong
  - Tâi-lô: put-kám-tong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: putkafmdofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /put̚³²⁻⁴ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/