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  gaa2 gaa3   jyutping
  jia3 jia4   pinyin
[] gaa2 [] jia3
[1] [adj] false; fake; sham; phony
[2] [v] suppose; assume; presume
[3] [conj] if; in case
[4] [v] borrow; avail oneself of

[] gaa3 [] jia4
[n] holiday; vacation; leave of absence

Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: nounverbconjunction
Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: (#9)

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

This word has been viewed 15891 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Dec 2014 00:09

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detail  zou6 gaa2  zao4 jia3 = to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine
detail  gaa3 kei4  jia4 qi1 (PRC), jia4 qi2 (Taiwan) = holiday
detail  ceng2 gaa3  qing3 jia4 = to apply for leave; to ask for time off
detail  gaa3 jat6  jia4 ri4 = holiday
detail  caan2 gaa3  chan3 jia4 = maternity leave
detail  beng6 gaa3  bing4 jia4 = sick leave
detail  syu2 gaa3  shu3 jia4 = summer holiday / vacation
detail  hon4 gaa3  han2 jia4 = winter holiday / vacation
detail  bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2  ban4 zhen1 ban4 jia3 = half true and half false; half-truths
detail  heoi1 gaa2  xu1 jia3 = false; untrue
detail 使  gaa2 si2  jia3 shi3 = suppose; given that
detail  gaa2 mou6  jia3 mao4 = to impersonate; to pose as; to palm off a fake as genuine
detail  gaa2 jyu4  jia3 ru2 = if; supposing
detail  gaa2 ding6  jia3 ding4 = to assume; to suppose
detail  gaa3 daan1   = application for leave; leave permit
detail  gaa2 joek6  jia3 ruo4 = if; supposing; in case
detail  gaa2 zong1  jia3 zhuang1 = to pretend; to fake
detail  gaa2 cit3  jia3 she4 = supposing; suppose if; [n] conjecture, assumption
detail  fong3 gaa3  fang4 jia4 = to go on vacation
detail  dou6 gaa3  du4 jia4 = go on holiday; go on a vacation
detail  gaa2 dou6 hok6  jia3 dao4 xue2 = hypocrite
detail  lai6 gaa3  li4 jia4 = legal holiday, menstrual period
detail  jau1 gaa3  xiu1 jia4 = vacation, holiday
detail  gou3 gaa3   = ask for leave
detail  gaa2 faat3   = wig
detail  gung1 zung3 gaa3 kei4  gong1 zhong4 jia4 qi1 (PRC), gong1 zhong4 jia4 qi2 (Taiwan) = public holidays
detail  gung1 zung3 gaa3 kei4  gong1 zhong4 jia4 qi1 (PRC), gong1 zhong4 jia4 qi2 (Taiwan) = public holidays
detail  dou6 gaa3 uk1  du4 jia3wu1 = chalet
detail  coeng4 gaa3 kei4  chang2 jia4 qi1 (PRC), chang2 jia4 qi2 (Taiwan) = long vacation
detail  gaa2 ci4 bei1  jia3 ci2 bei1 = phoney mercy; sham benevolence; crocodile tears
detail  si6 gaa3   = casual leave (because of personal business), leave of absence (LOA)
detail  gaa2 hou2 sam1  jia3 hao3 xin1 = hypocrisy
detail  maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 gaa2 ci4 bei1  mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 jia3 ci2 bei1 = "crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence
detail  ceon1 gaa3  chun1 jia4 = spring vacations; spring holidays
detail  mat1 dou1 gaa2  mie1 dou1 jia3 = cannot be helped
detail  gaa2 cit3 jyu5 hei3  jia3 she4 yu3 qi4 = subjunctive
detail  gaa2 syut3  jia3 shuo1 = hypothesis
detail  gaa2 fo3   = fake goods
detail  gaa2 ngaa4   = dentures, false teeth
detail  siu1 gaa3   = [v] to terminate/end one's leave
detail  gaa2 faat3 dim3   = a wig shop
detail  wong4 gam1 zau1 gaa3 kei4   = the "golden week" holiday in China
detail  si6 si6 fei1 fei1 zan1 gaa2   = "gossip, truth, and lies"
detail  faa1 gaa2   = fake
detail  gong2 gaa2   = play a joke on someone
detail  gaa2 gaa2 dei6*2   = (pretentious use) at least; really; nevertheless
detail  gaa2 mou6 taa1 jan4  jia3 mao4 ta1 ren2 = impersonate someone (common formation)
detail  gaa2 mou6 gung1 zik1 jan4 jyun4   = impersonate a public officer (common formation)
detail  fan1 min5 gaa3 kei4   = maternity leave (common formation)
detail  dou6 gaa3 sing3 dei6  du4 jia3sheng4 di4 = resort (common formation)
detail  zaa3 gaa2*1 ji3*1   = to pretend or fake sth
detail  hung4 sik1 gaa3 kei4  hong2 se4 jia4 qi1 (PRC) ; hong2 se4 jia4 qi2 (Taiwan) = sunday and holidays vocation
detail  bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3  bu4 jia3 si1 suo3 = without due consideration
detail  ji5 gaa2 lyun6 zan1  yi3 jia3 luan4 zhen1 = mix the false with the genuine
detail  zok3 gaa2  zuo4jia3 = counterfeit; falsify; cheat; play tricks; behave affectedly
detail  zan1 gaa2  zhen1 jia3 = true and false
detail  lung6 gaa2 sing4 zan1  nong4 jia3 cheng2 zhen1 = what was make-believe has become reality
detail  lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2  nong4 xu1 zuo4 jia3 = practise fraud
detail  wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1  hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1 = bully people by flaunting one's powerful connections
detail  maau1 huk1 hou3 zi2 gaa2 ci4 bei1  mao1 ku1 hao4 zi5 jia3 ci2 bei1 = crocodile's tears; shedding false tears
detail  dou6 gaa3 cyun1  du4 jia4 cun1 = resort
detail  dou6 ga3 cyun1  du4 jia4 cun1 = resort
detail  gaa3 tiu4  jia4 tiao2 = leave permit; application for leave
detail  zau6 gaa2   = it would be really strange if... , to be really surprised if...
detail  gaa2 maai5 maai6   = sham sale and purchase
detail  mat6 sat6 gu1 noeng4 gaa2 zing3 ging1  mi4 shi2 gu1 niang5 jia3 zheng4 jing1 = sanctimonious
detail  gaa2 ci1 bat1 din1  jia3 chi1 bu4 dian1 = to play dumb while remaining smart
detail  fong3 mou4 san1 gaa3  fang4 wu2 xin1 jia4 = take leave from work without pay; work furlough
detail  gaa2 waa6  jia3 hua4 = a lie; a fable
detail  gaa2 ji3  jia3 yi4 = hypocrisy, insincerity
detail  gaa2 jan4 gaa2 ji6  jia3 ren2 jia3 yi4 = hypocrisy, insincerity
detail  gaa2 sik1  jia3 shi4 = (law) to release on parole or probation; conditional release
detail 惺惺  gaa2 sing1 sing1  jia3 xing1 xing1 = hypocritical
detail  gaa2 baan6  jia3ban4 = to disguise; to pretend
detail  nin4 gaa3  nian2 jia4 = annual vacation; annual holiday; annual leave
detail  si6 caan2 gaa3  shi4 chan3 jia4 = paternity leave
detail  gaa2 ngaan5 zit6 mou4  jia3 yan3 jie2 mao2 = false eyelashes
detail  gaa2 cing4 gaa3 ji3  jia3 qing2 jia3 yi4 = pretend to be affectionate and good
detail  gaa2 soeng2 dik6  jia3 xiang3 di2 = imagined enemy
detail  zong1 gaa2 gau2   = deceitful act
detail  gaa2 ding6 ping4 gwan1 sou3  jia3 ding4 ping2 jun1 shu4 = [math.] assumed mean
detail  gaa2 fan6 sou3  jia3 fan1 shu4 = [math.] improper fraction
detail  gaa3 jat6 ging1 zai3  jia3 ri4 jing1 ji4 = holiday economy (common formation)
detail  gaa2 mou6 ngai6 lyut3 caan2 ban2  jia3 mao4 wei4 lie4 chan3 pin3 = counterfeit shoddy products (common formation)
detail  ping4 gaa2 ming4  ping2 jia3 ming2 = hiragana
detail  gaa2 ming4, -meng4*2  jia3 ming2 = kana; pseudonym
detail  pin3 gaa2 ming4  pian4 jia3 ming2 = katakana
detail  gaa2 mou6 soeng1 biu1  jia3 mao4 shang1 biao1 = a counterfeit trademark
detail  gaa2 gaa2 dei2   = at least; to say the least

Showing all 6 examples containing 假
detail audio 星期日公眾假期
Sunday is a public holiday.
detail audio 我哋聖誕樹定係?
Shall we get a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?
detail audio 假期搞作
What are your plans for the holidays?
detail 逢親放假我哋都會出國遊埠
We travel overseas whenever there is a holiday.
detail 不用貓哭耗子假慈悲
There's no need for you to shed crocodile tears!
detail 成晚喺度喺度考慮好唔好請假
Ah Hung spent the whole night tossing and turning on his bed, clenching his fist like pig's trotters; he is still considering if he should apply for leave from work.
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