頓

Definitions

頓

1. to strike downwards to a surface:
   1. (literary) to kowtow

      頓首／顿首  ―  dùnshǒu  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   2. to stamp the ground

      捶胸頓足／捶胸顿足  ―  chuíxiōngdùnzú  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   3. (Southern Min) to fall on one's buttocks
   4. (Southern Min) to stamp; to affix (a seal)
2. to settle; to halt:
   1. (Southern Min) to place a heavy object on a flat platform
   2. to arrange; to settle

      安頓／安顿  ―  āndùn  ―  to settle

      整頓／整顿  ―  zhěngdùn  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   3. to pause

      停頓／停顿  ―  tíngdùn  ―  to pause

3. Other verb uses:
   1. to pull
      • 16th century, chapter 30, in Journey to the West:

        他忍不住頓絕韁繩，抖鬆鞍轡 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
        他忍不住顿绝缰绳，抖松鞍辔 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

        tā rěn bù zhù dùn jué jiāngshéng, dǒu sōng ānpèi [Pinyin]

        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

      • 18th century, Cao Xueqin, chapter 70, in Dream of the Red Chamber:

        紫鵑笑道：「這一回的勁大，姑娘來放罷。」黛玉聽說，用手帕墊著手，頓了一頓，果然風緊力大 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
        紫鹃笑道：「这一回的劲大，姑娘来放罢。」黛玉听说，用手帕垫着手，顿了一顿，果然风紧力大 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

        Zǐjuān xiào dào: “Zhè yī huí de jìn dà, gūniang lái fàng ba.” Dàiyù tīngshuō, yòng shǒupà diàn zhe shǒu, dùn le yī dùn, guǒrán fēng jǐn lì dà [Pinyin]

        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

      • 19th century, Wenkang, chapter 14, in 兒女英雄傳:

        早聽見門裡看家的狗甕聲甕氣如惡豹一般頓着那鎖鍊子咬起來 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
        早听见门里看家的狗瓮声瓮气如恶豹一般顿着那锁链子咬起来 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

        zǎo tīngjiàn mén lǐ kān jiā de gǒu wèngshēngwèngqì rú è bào yībān dùn zhe nà suǒliànzi yǎo qǐlái [Pinyin]

        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   2. (Hakka) to hit; to bump into with elbow
   3. (Southern Min) to strike; to beat; to hit
   4. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to have a trial of strength or skill; to have a contest; to compete with
4. Classifier for meals.

   一頓飯／一顿饭  ―  yī dùn fàn  ―  a meal

   三頓／三顿 [Hokkien]  ―  saⁿ-tǹg [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  three meals of the day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)

5. (Southern Min) meal

   暗頓／暗顿 [Hokkien]  ―  àm-tǹg [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  dinner

6. Classifier for beatings, scoldings, etc.

   真的想把他揍一頓。 [MSC, trad.]
   真的想把他揍一顿。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhēnde xiǎng bǎ tā zòu yī dùn. [Pinyin]

   I really want to give them a beating.

7. suddenly; abruptly; all of the sudden

   茅塞頓開／茅塞顿开  ―  máosèdùnkāi  ―  to be enlightened all of a sudden

8. tired; weary; fatigued; exhausted; strained

   勞頓／劳顿  ―  láodùn  ―  weary; weariness

9. Used in transcription.

   頓巴斯／顿巴斯  ―  Dùnbāsī  ―  Donbas

   帕丁頓／帕丁顿  ―  Pàdīngdùn  ―  Paddington

   伊頓／伊顿  ―  Yīdùn  ―  Eton

   萊辛頓大道／莱辛顿大道  ―  Láixīndùn dàdào  ―  Lexington Avenue

   嘉頓／嘉顿 [Cantonese]  ―  gaa¹ deon⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  Garden (Hong Kong bakery)

10. a surname: Dun

Compounds

Definitions

頓

1. (Mainland China Hokkien) to place somewhere for a short period of time to produce some effect