尷尬 [尴－]

Jyutping gaam3 gaai3
Pinyin gān gà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. awkward
  2. embarrassed
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    人同​人​交流​果陣會​出​現​嘅​一​種​情​緒​，​尷​尬​嘅​人​會​因​為​其他人​嘅​目光​或者​反應​而​覺得​好​唔​自​在​，​唔​知點樣​應​對​面前​嘅​人
    describes the discomfort and awkwardness that arises as a result of the reactions or gaze of others; embarrassing
    • 我同女仔第一次出街嗰陣唔記得拉褲鍊，勁尷尬囉！
      我同女仔第一次出街𠮶阵唔记得拉裤炼，劲尴尬啰！
      ngo5 tung4 neoi5 zai2 dai6 jat1 ci3 ceot1 gaai1 go2 zan2 m4 gei3 dak1 laai1 fu3 lin2, ging6 gaam3 gaai3 lo1!
      I forgot to zip my pants on my first date. It was super embarrassing!
    • 我尋日見到我前女友，尷尬到唔知講乜嘢好。
      我寻日见到我前女友，尴尬到唔知讲乜嘢好。
      ngo5 cam4 jat6 gin3 dou2 ngo5 cin4 neoi5 jau5, gaam3 gaai3 dou3 m4 zi1 gong2 mat1 je5 hou2.
      I saw my ex-girlfriend yesterday. I was so embarrassed that I didn't know what to say.
  2. 近義詞
    老尷
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, dated, of a person
    unusual; sneaky; strange
  2. adj, of a person
    embarrassed; uneasy; sheepish; flustered
    • 神情尷尬
      神情尴尬
      shén qíng gān gà
      to have an embarrassed look
  3. adj, of a situation or person
    awkward; embarrassing; uncomfortable
    (syn.) 難堪, 疑𫘤, 为难, 难堪, 狼狈, 為難, 疑騃, 困窘, 狼狽
    • 他正處於跋前疐後的尷尬局面。
      他正处于跋前疐后的尴尬局面。
      tā zhèng chǔ yú bá qián zhì hòu de gān gà jú miàn ．
      He is in a difficult dilemma.
    • 尷尬場面
      尴尬场面
      gān gà chǎng miàn
      embarrassing scene
    • 尷尬出局
      尴尬出局
      gān gà chū jú
      to be embarrassingly eliminated
    • 除了1974年在墨西哥世錦賽位列第十四名，中國女排36年來從未遭遇如此尷尬的戰績。
      除了1974年在墨西哥世锦赛位列第十四名，中国女排36年来从未遭遇如此尴尬的战绩。
      chú le １９７４ nián zài mò xī gē shì jǐn sài wèi liè dì shí sì míng ， zhōng guó nǚ pái ３６ nián lái cóng wèi zāo yù rú cǐ gān gà de zhàn jì ．
      Apart from the 14th place in the 1974 Mexico Championship, for 36 years, the Chinese women's volleyball team has never encountered such an embarrassing result.
  4. adj, Hakka
    irresolute; unreasonable
  5. adj, Min-Dong
    impoverished; poor
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1253
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我感到很尴尬。
    我感到很尷尬。
    wǒ gǎn dào hěn gān gà 。
    • I felt very awkward.
    • I was deeply ashamed.
  2. Mandarin
    他的话让我很尴尬。
    他的話讓我很尷尬。
    tā de huà ràng wǒ hěn gān gà 。
    • His words embarrassed me.
  3. Mandarin
    观众面前唱歌让我们大家都感到尴尬。
    觀眾面前唱歌讓我們大家都感到尷尬。
    guān zhòng miàn qián chàng gē ràng wǒ men dà jiā dōu gǎn dào gān gà 。
    • We all felt embarrassed to sing a song in public.
  4. Mandarin
    看见我，她很尴尬。
    看見我，她很尷尬。
    kàn jiàn wǒ ， tā hěn gān gà 。
    • Seeing me, she was embarrassed.
    • When she saw me, she was embarrassed.
  5. Mandarin
    真正的好朋友，并不是在一起就有聊不完的话题，而是在一起，就算不说话，也不会觉得尴尬。
    真正的好朋友，並不是在一起就有聊不完的話題，而是在一起，就算不說話，也不會覺得尷尬。
    zhēn zhèng de hǎo péng you ， bìng bù shì zài yī qǐ jiù yǒu liáo bù wán de huà tí ， ér shì zài yī qǐ ， jiù suàn bù shuō huà ， yě bù huì jué de gān gà 。
    • Real friendship doesn't mean that you will never run out of things to say, but that you don't get embarrassed when you don't have anything to say.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我同女仔第一次出街𠮶阵唔记得拉裤炼，劲尴尬啰！
    我同女仔第一次出街嗰陣唔記得拉褲鍊，勁尷尬囉！
    ngo5 tung4 neoi5 zai2 dai6 jat1 ci3 ceot1 gaai1 go2 zan2 m4 gei3 dak1 laai1 fu3 lin2, ging6 gaam3 gaai3 lo1!
    • I forgot to zip my pants on my first date. It was super embarrassing!
  2. Cantonese
    我寻日见到我前女友，尴尬到唔知讲乜嘢好。
    我尋日見到我前女友，尷尬到唔知講乜嘢好。
    ngo5 cam4 jat6 gin3 dou2 ngo5 cin4 neoi5 jau5, gaam3 gaai3 dou3 m4 zi1 gong2 mat1 je5 hou2.
    • I saw my ex-girlfriend yesterday. I was so embarrassed that I didn't know what to say.
  3. Cantonese
    一日都系我唔好，搞到咁尴尬。
    一日都係我唔好，搞到咁尷尬。
    jat1 jat6 dou1 hai6 ngo5 m4 hou2, gaau2 dou3 gam3 gaam3 gaai3.
    • All because of me, everyone was embarrassed.
  4. Cantonese
    私生子呢个身分令佢觉得好尴尬。
    私生子呢個身分令佢覺得好尷尬。
    si1 sang1 zi2 nei1 go3 san1 fan2 ling6 keoi5 gok3 dak1 hou2 gaam6 gaai3.
    • Being an illegitimate child makes him very embarrassed.
  5. Cantonese
    我会错意𠻹，真系尴尬嚹。
    我會錯意𠻹，真係尷尬嚹。
    ngo5 wui6 co3 ji3 tim1, zan1 hai6 gaam3 gaai3 laa3.
    • (I have just realized that) I have misunderstood his meaning. It is really embarrassing.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他正处于跋前疐后的尴尬局面。
    他正處於跋前疐後的尷尬局面。
    tā zhèng chǔ yú bá qián zhì hòu de gān gà jú miàn ．
    • He is in a difficult dilemma.
  2. Mandarin
    神情尴尬
    神情尷尬
    shén qíng gān gà
    • to have an embarrassed look
  3. Mandarin
    尴尬场面
    尷尬場面
    gān gà chǎng miàn
    • embarrassing scene
  4. Mandarin
    尴尬出局
    尷尬出局
    gān gà chū jú
    • to be embarrassingly eliminated
  5. Mandarin
    除了1974年在墨西哥世锦赛位列第十四名，中国女排36年来从未遭遇如此尴尬的战绩。
    除了1974年在墨西哥世錦賽位列第十四名，中國女排36年來從未遭遇如此尷尬的戰績。
    chú le １９７４ nián zài mò xī gē shì jǐn sài wèi liè dì shí sì míng ， zhōng guó nǚ pái ３６ nián lái cóng wèi zāo yù rú cǐ gān gà de zhàn jì ．
    • Apart from the 14th place in the 1974 Mexico Championship, for 36 years, the Chinese women's volleyball team has never encountered such an embarrassing result.