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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 參看
    金
  5. 名詞、專名
    姓
    surname
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. sweetness
  2. sweet, tasty
  3. Cangjie Input
    TM
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 huān gān cǎo bàng 。
    • My children like licorice sticks.
    • My children like saccharum.
  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 jǐn 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
    呢间财务公司啲利息断日计，利叠利 好甘 㗎。
    呢間財務公司啲利息斷日計，利疊利 好甘 㗎。
    yue:呢間財務公司啲利息斷日計，利疊利 好甘 㗎。
    • This loan company count the rate day by day, the rate multiple on rate can make the debt very heavy.
  2. Cantonese
    善罢甘休
    善罷甘休
    sin6 baa6 gam1 jau1
    • to leave the matter at one's will
  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 gives up and drinks every day.
  4. Cantonese
    甘露
    甘露
    • sweet dew
  5. Cantonese
    佢唔甘心间学校唔收佢，所以诋毁间学校嘅声誉。
    佢唔甘心間學校唔收佢，所以詆毀間學校嘅聲譽。
    keoi5 m4 gam1 sam1 gaan1 hok6 haau6 m4 sau1 keoi5, so2 ji5 dai2 wai2 gaan1 hok6 haau6 ge3 sing1 jyu6.
    • He defamed the school simply because it didn't admit him.