簡 [简]

Jyutping kaan2
Pinyin jiǎn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 量詞、術語
    麻雀​術語​；​三​隻​牌​合成​一組​，​可以​以上​（​三​隻​同色​順序牌​）​或​碰​（​三​隻​同色​同​字牌​）​嘅​形式​組合​。​喺​廣​東​牌​儲​夠​四​簡​再​加​一​對​眼​就​食​糊​。
    mahjong jargon; a meld: the combination of 3 tiles into a set, can be a Chow (3 sequential tiles of the same suit) or a Pong (3 same tiles of the same suit). In Guangdong mahjong, once you gathered 4 melds and a pair of eyes, you can claim a winning / going mahjong.
    • 簡簡糊
      简简煳
      kaan2 kaan2 wu2
      going mahjong with all hidden Pongs
  2. 參看
    坎

簡 [简]

Jyutping gaan2
Pinyin jiǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. simple
  2. uncomplicated
  3. letter
  4. to choose
  5. to select
  6. bamboo strips used for writing (old)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. simple/uncomplicated/letter/to choose/to select/bamboo strips used for writing (old)/terse/succinct/brief/simplified/to treat impolitely/letter/note/to select/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    唔​繁​複​；​可以​輕易​掌握​、​理解
    not complicated; easy to understand
    • 簡單
      简单
      gaan2 daan1
      easy
    • 簡化
      简化
      gaan2 faa3
      to simplify
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. simple, terse, succinct
  2. letter
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    HLSA
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    HANA
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    简而言之，我不同意。
    簡而言之，我不同意。
    jiǎn ér yán zhī ， wǒ bù tóng yì 。
    • To put it briefly, I do not agree.
    • In short, I disagree.
  2. Mandarin
    现在的孩子认为解决任何生活问题都像重新开始一个电脑游戏那么简单。
    現在的孩子認為解決任何生活問題都像重新開始一個電腦遊戲那麼簡單。
    xiàn zài de hái zi rèn wèi jiě jué rèn hé shēng huó wèn tí dōu xiàng chóng xīn kāi shǐ yī gè diàn nǎo yóu xì nà me jiǎn dān 。
    • Kids these days think that any issue in life can be resolved as easily as restarting a computer game.
  3. Mandarin
    开车真的非常简单。
    開車真的非常簡單。
    kāi chē zhēn de fēi cháng jiǎn dān 。
    • Driving a car is really very simple.
  4. Mandarin
    他简单地阐述了他的理由。
    他簡單地闡述瞭他的理由。
    tā jiǎn dān dì chǎn shù liǎo tā de lǐ yóu 。
    • He gave his reasons in brief.
  5. Mandarin
    数学就像爱情，一个简单的意思，但可以变得很复杂。
    數學就像愛情，一個簡單的意思，但可以變得很復雜。
    shù xué jiù xiàng ài qíng ， yī gè jiǎn dān de yì si ， dàn kě yǐ biàn de hěn fù zá 。
    • Math is like love: a simple idea, but it can get complicated.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    咁简单嘅嘢三岁细路都识啦。
    咁簡單嘅嘢三歲細路都識啦。
    gam3 gaan2 daan1 ge3 je5 saam1 seoi3 sai3 lou6 dou1 sik1 laa1 。
    • The smallest child knows such a simple thing.
  2. Cantonese
    个问答比赛简直易过借火。
    個問答比賽簡直易過借火。
    go3 man6 daap3 bei2 coi3 gaan2 zik6 ji6 gwo3 ze3 fo2 。
    • The quiz competition was a piece of cake.
  3. Cantonese
    啲规则一定唔可以多，同埋更加重要嘅系一定要简单。
    啲規則一定唔可以多，同埋更加重要嘅係一定要簡單。
    di1 kwai1 zak1 jat1 ding6 m4 ho2 ji5 do1 ， tung4 maai4 gang3 gaa1 zung6 jiu3 ge3 hai6 jat1 ding6 jiu3 gaan2 daan1 。
    • The rules must be few and, more importantly, simple.
  4. Cantonese
    如果一个宇宙简单到可以俾人明白，咁就正正因为佢太过简单，所以产生唔到明白到佢嘅意识体。
    如果一個宇宙簡單到可以俾人明白，咁就正正因為佢太過簡單，所以產生唔到明白到佢嘅意識體。
    jyu4 gwo2 jat1 go3 jyu5 zau6 gaan2 daan1 dou3 ho2 ji5 bei2 jan4 ming4 baak6 ， gam3 zau6 zing3 zing3 jan1 wai4 keoi5 taai3 gwo3 gaan2 daan1 ， so2 ji5 caan2 sang1 m4 dou3 ming4 baak6 dou3 keoi5 ge3 ji3 sik1 tai2 。
    • Any universe simple enough to be understood is too simple to produce a mind able to understand it.
  5. Cantonese
    你可唔可以简单咁介绍吓自己呀？
    你可唔可以簡單咁介紹吓自己呀？
    nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gaan2 daan1 gam3 gaai3 siu6 haak3 zi6 gei2 aa3 ？
    • Could you give a simple self-introduction?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    份工都唔简单㗎，唔系边个都做得。
    份工都唔簡單㗎，唔係邊個都做得。
    fan6 gung1 dou1 m4 gaan2 daan1 gaa3, m4 hai6 bin1 go3 dou1 zou6 dak1
    • The job is not easy, not everyone can handle it.
  2. Cantonese
    四肢发达，头脑简单
    四肢發達，頭腦簡單
    sei3 zi1 faat3 daat6, tau4 nou5 gaan2 daan1
    • to have a strong body but an ignorant mind
  3. Cantonese
    佢嘅讲法太过简单，我唔可以认同。
    佢嘅講法太過簡單，我唔可以認同。
    keoi5 ge3 gong2 faat3 taai3 gwo3 gaan2 daan1, ngo5 m4 ho2 ji5 jing6 tung4.
    • His explanation is way too simple. I find it hard to agree.
  4. Cantonese
    呢间工厂设备简陋，点开工呀。
    呢間工廠設備簡陋，點開工呀。
    nei1 gaan1 gung1 cong2 cit3 bei6 gaan2 lau6, dim2 hoi1 gung1 aa3.
    • The factory does not provide adequate tools. How can we start working?
  5. Cantonese
    你系咪没脑㗎？咁简单都唔识！
    你係咪冇腦㗎？咁簡單都唔識！
    nei5 hai6 mai6 mou5 nou5 gaa3? gam3 gaan2 daan1 dou1 m4 sik1!
    • Are you brainless (=Are you that stupid)? How could you not understand such a simple thing?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    简谱
    簡譜