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The Cantonese word jing dong - 应当 - jing1 dong1
(ought to in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

jing1 dong1

English translations

ought to,
should, be supposed, must

Chinese characters:

应当
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应当 (jing1 dong1) is composed of these characters: 应, 当
应当 ( jing dong / jing1 dong1 ) in traditional characters
應當

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

also: should  |  also: must
应当 ( jing dong / jing1 dong1 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 338)
More words that mean ought to in Cantonese
ji4 ( 宜 )

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