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Jyutping gaan1
Pinyin jiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. wicked
  2. crafty
  3. traitor
  4. variant of 姦|奸[jian1]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. wicked/crafty/traitor/variant of 奸jiān [奸]/disloyal/unscrupulous/adulterous
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​人​狡猾​,​策劃​一​啲​以​自己​利益​行先​,​將災禍​帶​去​其他人​度​嘅​陰​謀
    wicked; evil; treacherous; describes someone cunning that plots to ruin someone else for their own benefit
    • 你都算奸囉,插贜啲毒品嚮佢架車度,等佢畀差佬拉。
      你都算奸啰,插贜啲毒品向佢架车度,等佢畀差佬拉。
      nei5 dou1 syun3 gaan1 lo3, caap4 zong1 di1 duk6 ban2 hoeng2 keoi5 gaa3 ce1 dou6, dang2 keoi5 bei2 caai1 lou2 laai1.
      Planting drugs in his car to get him arrested, that's a really wicked plan you got here.
  2. 詞綴
    勾結​敵​人​嘅​二五仔
    a traitor that colludes with the enemy
    • 漢奸
      汉奸
      hon3 gaan1
      a traitor to China
    • 內奸
      内奸
      noi6 gaan1
      a rat
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 壞 – 坏
  2. 狡猾
  3. 奸詐 – 奸诈
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这是曹操的奸计。
    這是曹操的奸計。
    zhè shì cáo cāo de jiān jì 。
    • This is Cao Cao's trickery.
  2. Mandarin
    据说他的父亲曾经是汉奸。
    據說他的父親曾經是漢奸。
    jù shuō tā de fù qīn céng jīng shì hàn jiān 。
    • Supposedly, his father once betrayed China.
  3. Mandarin
    他认为我们当中有一个奸细。
    他認為我們當中有一個奸細。
    tā rèn wèi wǒ men dāng zhōng yǒu yī gè jiān xì 。
    • He believes that there is a spy among us.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢阿爷喺打仗嗰时作奸犯科,走私鸦片,先至会发达啫。
    佢阿爺喺打仗嗰時作奸犯科,走私鴉片,先至會發達啫。
    keoi5 aa3 je4 hai2 daai2 zoeng3 go2 si4 zok3 gaan1 faan6 fo1, zau2 si1 aa1 pin3, sin1 zi3 wui5 faat3 daat6 ze1.
    • At wartime, his grandfather did a lot of crimes and smuggled opium, that's why he got rich.
  2. Cantonese
    作奸犯科
    作奸犯科
    zok3 gaan1 faan6 fo1
    • break the law
  3. Cantonese
    你都算奸啰,插贜啲毒品向佢架车度,等佢畀差佬拉。
    你都算奸囉,插贜啲毒品嚮佢架車度,等佢畀差佬拉。
    nei5 dou1 syun3 gaan1 lo3, caap4 zong1 di1 duk6 ban2 hoeng2 keoi5 gaa3 ce1 dou6, dang2 keoi5 bei2 caai1 lou2 laai1.
    • Planting drugs in his car to get him arrested, that's a really wicked plan you got here.
  4. Cantonese
    汉奸
    漢奸
    hon3 gaan1
    • a traitor to China
  5. Cantonese
    内奸
    內奸
    noi6 gaan1
    • a rat