甘 [－]

Jyutping gam1
Pinyin gān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Gan
  2. abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
  3. sweet
  4. willing
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. painful/mellow
  2. sweet/willing/a surname/to be fond of/pleasantly/sweetness/tasty/big trouble/heavily/badly/seriously
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    姓
    a surname, usually translated as "Kom" or "Kam"
  2. 語素
    甜
    sweet; pleasant
    • 回甘
      回甘
      wui4 gam1
      to come with a sweet aftertaste
    • 甘香
      甘香
      gam1 hoeng1
      sweet and fragrant
    • 甘甜
      甘甜
      gam1 tim4
      pleasant and sweet
  3. 語素
    滿足​；​樂意
    willing to; satisfied with
    • 不甘
      不甘
      bat1 gam1
      unwilling; not resigning oneself to
    • 甘心
      甘心
      gam1 sam1
      content with
    • 心甘命抵
      心甘命抵
      sam1 gam1 meng6 dai2
      willing to do something, accepting whatever consequences
  4. 形容詞
    形容​情況​好​差
    to describe a really bad situation
    • 鑊鑊新鮮鑊鑊甘
      镬镬新鲜镬镬甘
      every time something unexpected goes wrong
    • 呢鑊真係好甘。
      呢镬真系好甘。
      ni1 wok6 zan1 hai6 hou2 gam1.
      This time is really disastrous.
  5. 參看
    金
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    sweet
    • 甘甜
      甘甜
      gān tián
      sweet
    • 甘蔗
      甘蔗
      gān zhe
      sugar cane
  2. character
    willingly; readily
    • 甘心
      甘心
      gān xīn
      to be willing to
    • 甘願
      甘愿
      gān yuàn
      willingly
  3. character
    a surname
  4. character
    pleasant; satisfactory
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. sweetness
  2. sweet, tasty
  3. Cangjie Input
    TM
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #271
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他尝尽人生甘苦。
    他嘗盡人生甘苦。
    tā cháng jǐn rén shēng gān kǔ 。
    • He has tasted the bitters and sweets of life.
  2. Mandarin
    我的孩子们喜欢甘草棒。
    我的孩子們喜歡甘草棒。
    wǒ de hái zi men xǐ huan gān cǎo bàng 。
    • My children like saccharum.
    • My children love liquorice.
  3. Mandarin
    我甘心为你做任何事。
    我甘心為你做任何事。
    wǒ gān xīn wèi nǐ zuò rèn hé shì 。
    • I am ready to do anything for you.
    • I'm ready to do anything for you.
  4. Mandarin
    约翰甘迺迪被安葬在阿灵顿公墓。
    约翰甘迺迪被安葬在阿靈頓公墓。
    yuē hàn gān nǎi dí bèi ān zàng zài ā líng dùn gōng mù 。
    • J.F. Kennedy was buried in Arlington Cemetery.
  5. Mandarin
    苦尽甘来。
    苦盡甘来。
    kǔ jìn gān lái 。
    • No pain, no gain.
    • No sweet without sweat.
    • No pain no gain.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    绝对唔可能甘做。
    絕對唔可能甘做。
    zyut6 deoi3 m4 ho2 nang4 gam1 zou6 。
    • It is impossible to do it.
  2. Cantonese
    啲甘笋点卖呀？
    啲甘筍點賣呀？
    di1 gam1 seon2 dim2 maai6 aa3 ？
    • How much do the carrots cost?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今次实俾老板屌镬甘。
    今次實俾老闆屌鑊甘。
    gam1 ci3 sat6 bei2 lou5 baan2 diu2 wok6 gam1.
    • I'm going to be scolded badly by my boss.
  2. Cantonese
    电视台甘愿以天价邀请佢哋演出呢套剧。
    電視台甘願以天價邀請佢哋演出呢套劇。
    din6 si6 toi4 gam1 jyun6 ji5 tin1 gaa3 jiu1 cing2 keoi5 dei6 jin2 ceot1 ni1 tou3 kek6.
    • The company is willing to pay an exorbitant price for their performance in this soap opera.
  3. Cantonese
    自从离婚之后，佢日日饮酒，自甘堕落。
    自從離婚之後，佢日日飲酒，自甘墮落。
    zi6 cung4 lei4 fan1 zi1 hau6, keoi5 jat6 jat6 jam2 zau2, zi6 gam1 do6 lok6.
    • After his divorce, he let himself go and now drinks every day.
  4. Cantonese
    打镬甘
    打鑊甘
    daa2 wok6 gam1
    • to heavily beat someone up once
  5. Cantonese
    镬镬新鲜镬镬甘
    鑊鑊新鮮鑊鑊甘
    • every time something unexpected goes wrong
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    甘泉
    甘泉
    gān quán
    • sweet springwater
  2. Mandarin
    甘甜
    甘甜
    gān tián
    • sweet
  3. Mandarin
    甘蔗
    甘蔗
    gān zhe
    • sugar cane
  4. Mandarin
    甘心
    甘心
    gān xīn
    • to be willing to
  5. Mandarin
    甘愿
    甘願
    gān yuàn
    • willingly