乾 (gon1 kin4 | gan1 qian2) : dry; dried food; dried up; adopted

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乾

gon1 kin4

gan1 qian2

(jyutping) gon1, (pinyin) gan1
[1] [adj] dry; arid | [antonym] 濕
[2] [n] dried food/vegetable/fruit
[3] [adj] dried up; drained off; exhausted
[4] [adj] adopted; adoptive; not related by blood
[5] [v] empty; dry; drink all
[6] [adv] vainly; helplessly; doing nothing

(jyutping) kin4, (pinyin) qian2
one of the Eight Diagrams (八卦) | [antonym] 坤

(1) 干 is also a traditional character as well as the simplified form for 乾, 幹 and 榦.
(2) 干 is the simplified form of 乾 when the latter is pronounced gon1. When 乾 is pronounced kin4, there is no simplified form.

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 乙 (#5)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

乾 / 干

This word has been viewed 15800 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2011 05:40

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乾煸四季豆 gon1 bin1 sei3 gwai3 dau6*2 gan1 bian1 si4 ji4 dou4 = dry (no water) stir fried string beans, Szechuan style

乾爹 gon1 de1 gan1 die1 = godfather; an adoptive father; a sugar daddy; [粵] 契爺

乾杯 gon1 bui1 gan1 bei1 = Cheers!, to drink up

餅乾 beng2 gon1 bing3 gan1 = biscuit

乾草 gon1 cou2 gan1 cao3 = hay

乾淨 gon1 zeng6 gan1 jing4 = clean, neat; completely, totally

筍乾 seon2 gon1 = dried bamboo shoots

乾脆 gon1 ceoi3 gan1 cui4 = simple, straight-forward; might as well

牛肉乾 ngau4 juk6 gon1 niu2 rou4 gan1 = beef jerky; parking ticket

乾撈 gon1 lou1 gan1 lao1 = dry (cooked)

一乾二淨 jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6 = thoroughly

乾旱 gon1 hon5 = dry; arid; drought

乾燥 gon1 cou3 gan1 zao4 = dry; arid

乾酪 gon1 lok3 gan1 lao4 = cheese

乾衣機 gon1 ji1 gei1 = drying machine; home dryer

乾濕褸 gon1 sap1 lau5*1 = coat; mackintosh 粵

提子乾 tai4 zi2 gon1 = raisin

肉乾 juk6 gon1 = dried meat

菜乾 coi3 gon1 = dried cabbage

口乾 hau2 gon1 = thirsty

陰乾 jam1 gon1 = usually refers to an act to dry up the resource

乾涸 gon1 kok3 = dried up (water, also finances).

乾爽 gon1 song2 = dry

乾電 gon1 din6 gan1 dian4 = dry battery

乾電池 gon1 din6 ci4 = dry battery, dry cell

乾炒牛河 gon1 caau2 ngau4 ho4*2 gan1 chao3 niu2 he2 = dry-fried rice noodles with beef / beef chow fun

乾粉 gon1 fan2 = powder; powder (cosmetic)

井水乾了 zeng2 seoi2 gon1 liu5 = the well has dried up 國

游乾水 jau4 gon1 seoi2 = playing mahjong (lit., "dry swimming")

乾洗 gon1 sai2 gan1 xi3 = to dry clean; a dry cleaning

乾蒸牛肉 gon1 zing1 ngau4 juk6 gan1 zheng1 niu2 rou4 = beef dumpling

抹乾淨 maat3 gon1 zeng6 ma1 gan1 jing4 = to wipe/sweep clean (with some sort of cloth)

掃乾淨 sou3 gon1 zeng6 = to sweep clean or dust clean

乾撈麵 gon1 lou1 min6 gan1 lao1 mian4 = noodles in sauce

乾爭爭 gon1 zang1 zang1 = dry

大便乾燥 daai6 bin6 gon1 cou3 da4 bian4 gan1 zao4 = constipated

乾藏法 gon1 cong4 faat3 gan1 cang2 fa3 = [sci.] drying

乾噌噌 gon1 zang1 zang1 = dull; monotonous; bald; dead-alive; flat; humdrum; toneless

乾工 gon1 gung1 = not working and drawing a salary (lit., "dry worker")

乾手淨腳 gon1 sau2 zeng6 goek3 = finished cleanly, settled; not having to lead by the hand 粵

乾水 gon1 seoi2 = dehydrated

乾炒 gon1 caau2 = "dry-fried" (stir-fry, but don't add sauce)

乾咳 gon1 kat1 = dry cough

乾糧 gon1 loeng4 = dried food

狗屎當乾薑 gau2 si2 dong3 gon1 goeng1 = cherish something of little value simply because one owns it

葡萄乾 pou4 tou4 gon1 = a raisin

葡萄乾兒 pou4 tou4 gon1 ji4 pu2 tao5 ganr1 = raisin 國

乾冰 gon1 bing1 gan1 bing1 = dry ice; carbon dioxide ice

乾洗店 gon1 sai2 dim3 gan1 xi3 dian4 = dry cleaner (shop)

乾巴 gon1 baa1 gan1 ba5 = dried up; shrivelled; wizened

乾巴巴 gon1 baa1 baa1 gan1 ba1 ba1 = dull and dry; insipid; dry as dust; dull as ditchwater

乾著急 gon1 zoek6 gap1 gan1 zhao2 ji2 = be anxious but unable to do anything

糕乾 gou1 gon1 gao1 gan5 = sweetened rice flour 國

淹乾 jim1 gon1 = suffering small losses that over time add up to a huge one

苦瓜乾 fu2 gwaa1 gon1 = sourpuss 粵

苦瓜乾噉樣 fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 joeng6*2 = to look miserable 粵

苦瓜乾噉口面 fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 hau2 min6 = to look miserable 粵

呷乾醋 haap3 gon1 cou3 = to be jealous for no reason 粵

喉乾頸涸 hau4 gon1 geng2 kok3 = extremely thirsty

乾坤 kin4 kwan1 qian2 kun1 = [n] Heaven and earth; Yin and Yang; The Universe

搾乾搾淨 zaa3 gon1 zaa3 zing6 = squeeze everything out of you

烘乾 hong3 gon1 hong1 gan1 = drying, parch

口乾舌燥 hau2 gon1 sit6 cou3 kou3 gan1 she2 zao4 = to have one's mouth go dry

乾手機 gon1 sau2 gei1 = a hand dryer (device often found in public restrooms)

死仔乾 sei2 zai2 gon1 = (abusive term for) a bad boy 粵

乾麵包片 gon1 min6 baau1 pin3*2 gan1 mian3 bao1 pian4 = zwieback

馬騮乾 maa5 lau4 gon1 ma3 liu2 gan1 = a skinny person 粵

乾貝 gon1 bui3 gan1 bei4 = dried scallop; conpoy

乾瑤柱 gon1 jiu4 cyu5 = dried scallop; conpoy 粵

乾癟 gon1 bit6 gan1 bie3 = shriveled; dried out

乾等 gon1 dang2 gan1 deng3 = do nothing but wait; just wait; wait without taking any action

枯乾 fu1 gon1 ku1 gan1 = dry; dried-up

乳臭未乾 jyu5 cau3 mei6 gon1 ru3 xiu4 wei4 gan1 = wet behind the ears

乾果 gon1 gwo2 gan1 guo3 = dry fruit

乾煸 gon1 bin2 gan1 bian1 = to stir-fry with oil only (no addition of water)

水乾 seoi2 gon1 shui3 gan1 = lack of money 粵

乾癬 gon1 sin2 gan1 xian3 = psoriasis

乾縣 kin4 jyun6 qian2 xian4 = Qian county (county in Shaanxi)

乾安 kin4 on1 qian2 an1 = Qian'an (place in Jilin)

乾隆 kin4 lung4 qian2 long2 = Qianlong - Qing dynasty emperor (1711-1799)

冇眼屎乾淨盲 mou5 ngaan5 si2 gon1 zeng6 maang4 = rather embracing ignorance than knowing the upsetting thing 粵

乾柴烈火 gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2 gan1 chai2 lie4 huo3 = a volatile or explosive situation

乾八爹 gon1 baat3 de1 gan1 ba1 die1 = ganbatte (がんばって), good luck

乾物女 gon1 mat6 neoi5*2 gan1 wu4 nv3 = unmarried woman resigned to live on her own

乾咖哩 gon1 gaa3 lei1 = rendang (dry curry)

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捹乾隻手粵
Shake off the water from the hand.

我攞咗上個禮拜買嗰件衫去乾洗粵
I took the shirt I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
[Lit. I took-already last-week bought that (counter) shirt go dry-clean]

我攞咗上個禮拜買嗰啲衫去乾洗粵
I took the clothes I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
[Lit. I took-already last-week bought those shirts go dry-clean]

雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉粵
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.

揈乾隻手先至出去粵
Shake off water from your hand before going out.

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