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English

1. timely
2. honest
3. legit; legitimate; genuine
4. proper; socially acceptable
5. just (when needed)
6. reasonable
7. legal
8. fair
9. sensible
10. when; while; just atunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 正式嘅，合法嘅，恰當而符合社會常規
2. 正正喺⋯⋯嘅時候unreviewed?

Examples

• 正當職業

  a proper career

• 正當生意

  lawful business

• 正當噉，門開得闊咗少少，有個長喉嘅生物抬起頭一陣，話：「兩個禮拜唔可以入去！」 然後又閂咗個門。

  Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

• 「啊。好靚嘅星星。」正當我自言自語緊嘅時候，一隻星星突然閃過，一盞藍光斜行，尾巴令人眼花繚亂，然後就消失咗。

  Tatoeba CC BY

• 為了正當目的可以不擇手段。

  The end justifies the means.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 為了正當目的並非總是可以不擇手段.

  The end does not always justify the means.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 正當他從學校回來的時候，我遇見了他。

  I met him just as he was coming out of school.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 正當我準備進浴缸的時候，湯姆來拜訪我。

  Just as I was about to get into the bathtub, Tom dropped by for a visit.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY