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  gun1   jyutping
  guan1   pinyin
[1] government official; officer; office holder [2] [adj] official; state-owned; government-run [3] public; general [4] organ (biology) [5] a Chinese family name


Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: (#40)

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

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This word has been viewed 9267 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 03:38

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detail  gou1 gun1  gao1 guan1 = high-ranking official
detail  daa2 gun1 si1  da3 guan1 si5 = to go to court; to bring a lawsuit
detail  gun1 dei6  guan1 di4 = government land
detail  hei3 gun1  qi4 guan1 = a body organ
detail  ng5 gun1  wu3 guan1 = five sensory organs; facial features
detail  gwan1 gun1  jun1 guan1 = military officer
detail  gun1 si1  guan1 si5 = lawsuit
detail  gun1 jyun4  guan1 yuan2 = government official
detail  gun1 liu4   = bureaucrat
detail  gun1 liu4 zyu2 ji6   = bureaucracy
detail  gun1 fong1  guan1 fang1 = government official; official; by the government
detail  gun1 dai2  guan1 di3 = official residence
detail  zi2 fai1 gun1  zhi3 hui1 guan1 = commander
detail  gim2 caat3 gun1  jian3 cha2 guan1 = the prosecution (in a court case); the prosecutor
detail  zoeng2 gun1  zhang3 guan1 = senior official
detail  fei1 gun1 fong1  fei1 guan1 fang1 = unofficial
detail  hang4 zing3 zoeng2 gun1  xing2 zheng4 chang2 guan1 = Chief Executive
detail  gun1 coeng4  guan1 chang3 = officialdom
detail  daai6 faat3 gun1   = count palatine; grand judge; grand justice; lord advocate; scriba regis
detail  coi4 pun3 gun1   = adjudicating officer; praetor
detail  gun1 sik1   = official
detail  jan4 tai2 hei3 gun1  ren2 ti3 qi4 guan1 = human organ
detail  gam2 gun1  gan3 guan1 = sense; sense organ
detail  mou5 gun1  wu3 guan1 = military attache
detail  bou2 on1 gun1  bao3 an1 guan1 = a man of law
detail  gung1 on1 gun1 jyun4  gong1 an1 guan1 yuan2 = public safety officials
detail  bun3 gun1 fong1  ban4 guan1 fang1 = semi-official
detail  ngoi6 gaau1 gun1  wai4 jiao1 guan1 = diplomat
detail  gou1 kap1 gun1 jyun4  gao1 ji2 guan1 yuan2 = high ranking official; high level official
detail  gun1 fong1 jyu5 jin4  guan1 fang1 yu3 yan2 = official language
detail  zik1 gun1  zhi2 guan1 = officer
detail  cing4 bou3 gun1 jyun4  qing2 bao4 guan1 yuan2 = intelligence official
detail  sing3 hei3 gun1  xing4 qi4 guan1 = sexual organ
detail  gun1 waa6*2  guan1 hua4 = "officialese"; bureaucratic language; Mandarin
detail  gun1 bing1  guan1 bing1 = officers and men
detail  zap1 hang4 zi2 fai1 gun1  zhi2 xing2 zhi3 hui1 guan1 = excuting commander
detail  dei6 fong1 gun1 zik1 wai6  di4 fang1 guan1 zhi2 wei4 = prefecture
detail  gam2 gok3 hei3 gun1  gan3 jue2 qi4 guan1 = sense organ
detail  sang1 zik6 hei3 gun1  sheng1 zhi2 qi4 guan1 = reproductive organ
detail  bat1 mak6 gun1 si1  bi3 mo4 guan1 si5 = [n] battle of words; written polemics
detail  wai6 sang1 gun1 jyun4  wei4 sheng1 guan1 yuan2 = health official
detail  go3 bit6 gun1 jyun4   = individual officials
detail  taam1 wu1 fu6 baai6 dik1 gun1 jyun4   = corrupt officials
detail  gei6 seot6 gun1 liu4   = technocrats
detail  hei3 gun1 ji4 zik6  qi4 guan1 yi2 zhi2 = organ transplant
detail  faat3 ji1 gun1   = coroner
detail  zi1 maa4 gun1  zhi1 ma5 guan1 = a petty official
detail  sau2 zik6 zap1 hang4 gun1  shou3 xi2 zhi2 xing2 guan1 = Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (common formation)
detail  taam1 gun1 wu1 lei6   = [n] corrupt government officials
detail  taam1 gun1   = [n] corrupt government officials
detail  gim2 hung3 gun1  jian3 kong4 guan1 = prosecutor; procurator
detail  waan6 gun1  huan4 guan1 = eunuch; functionary
detail  gam2 faa3 gun1   = a probation officer
detail  gun1 hei3  guan1 qi4 = bureaucratic airs
detail  gun1 nang4  guan1 neng2 = (organic) function; sense
detail  fu6 mou5 gun1  fu4 mu3 guan1 = official in charge; ranking official
detail  zoeng2 gun1 ji3 zi3  zhang3 guan1 yi4 zhi4 = arbitrary wish of official in charge
detail  sin1 haang4 gun1  xian1 xing2 guan1 = commander of an advance unit or vanguard
detail  gaau3 gun1  xiao4 guan1 = field officer; field grade officer
detail  zap1 zing3 gun1  zhi2 zheng4 guan1 = archon; praetor; pretor
detail  sei2 jan1 coi4 pun3 gun1   = a coroner (common formation)
detail  aa3 dau2 gun1   = black sheep (spendthrift) of the family
detail  sau2 zik6 faat3 gun1  shou3 xi2 fa3 guan1 = Chief Justice
detail  gou1 kap1 gwan1 gun1  gao1 ji2 jun1 guan1 = [n] top brass (common formation)
detail  mei6 gin3 gun1 fu2 sin1 daa2 saam1 daai6 baan2   = to pay the price before getting what one wants (lit., "hit three times without having seen the official")
detail  gun1 jan5  guan1 yin3 = empleomania (craving to be a government official)
detail  gun1 bing1 zuk3 koeng4 dou6   = cops and robbers
detail  gaan1 gun1  jian1 guan1 = a treacherous official; a mandarin who conspires against the state
detail  jim6 si1 gun1   = a coroner
detail  ci4 gun1  ci2 guan1 = to resign a government post
detail  gun1 fong1 mong5 zaam6  guan1 fang1 wang3 zhan4 = official web site; official website
detail  fung1 gun1 heoi2 jyun6  feng1 guan1 xu3 yuan4 = to offer official posts and make lavish promises (said as a pejorative)
detail  loeng4 dei6 gun1  liang2 di4 guan1 = jobless
detail  hei3 gun1 zyun2 faa3  qi4 guan1 zhuai3 hua4 = thaumatropy (the transformation of one form of tissue into another) (common formation)
detail  dong1 gun1  dang1 guan1 = authorities, officials
detail  gun1 zai2 gwat1 gwat1   = dress handsomely and suavely
detail  cau3/hung3 gok3 hei3 gun1  xiu4 jue2 qi4 guan1 = olfactory organs
detail  gun1 laap6 hok6 haau6  guan1 li4 xue2 xiao4 = government school
detail  gun1 haau6  guan1 xiao4 = government school
detail  daa2 gun1 hong1  da3 guan1 qiang1 = stall with official jargon
detail  bou3 gun1  bao4 guan1 = report a crime to the local government (in the old days)
detail  man4 mou5 baak3 gun1  wen2 wu3 bai3 guan1 = civil officials and military commanders
detail  gun1 gun1 soeng1 wai6  guan1 guan1 xiang1 wei4 = officials watch each other's backs; officials protect each other
detail  gun1 gun1 soeng1 wu6  guan1 guan1 xiang1 hu4 = officials watch each other's backs
detail  sing1 gun1 faat3 coi4  sheng1 guan1 fa1 cai2 = be promoted and get rich
detail  ho4*2 gun1  he2 guan1 = a dealer at a casino
detail  haak3 gun1  ke4 guan1 = a form of address to hotel guests or customers in former times
detail  ging2 gun1  jing3 guan1 = constable, police officer
detail  gun1 wan6  guan1 yun4 = fortune in officialdom
detail  gun1 wan6 hang1 tung1  guan1 yun4 heng1 tong1 = to have a successful career as an official
detail  zou6 gun1  zuo4 guan1 = to take an official post; to become a government employee
detail  faat3 gun1  fa3 guan1 = judge
detail  ng5 gok3 daai6 lau4*2 gun1 jyun4  wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2 guan1 yuan2 = Pentagon official
detail  zuk1 gok3 hei3 gun1  chu4 jue2 qi4 guan1 = [n] tactile organ
detail  sau2 zik6 daai6 faat3 gun1  shou3 xi2 da4 fa3 guan1 = Chief Justice (of US Supreme Court) (common formation)
detail  gun1 dou6 keoi1  guan1 du4 qu1 = Guandu (area in Yunnan)
detail  gun1 tin4 hoeng1  guan1 tian2 xiang1 = Kuantien (village in Taiwan)
detail  zi2 gun1 hoeng1  zi3 guan1 xiang1 = Tzukuan (village in Taiwan)
detail  hang4 zing3 zoeng2 gun1 baan6 gung1 sat1   = Chief Executive's Office
detail  hang4 zing3 zoeng2 gun1 syun2 geoi2 tiu4 lai6   = The Chief Executive Election Ordinance
detail  zing3 fu2 gun1 dai2   = Governor House
detail  soeng6 gun1  shang4 guan1 = Shangguan, a two syllable Chinese surname
detail  maai6 gun1 juk6 zoek3  mai4 guan1 yu4 jue2 = receive a bribe and sell off positions and titles to gain wealth
detail  lo2 gun1  luo3 guan1 = naked official
detail  sing1 gun1  xing1 guan1 = Chinese constellations
detail  mei6 gin3 gun1 sin1 daa2 baat3 sap6  wei4 jian4 guan1 xian1 da3 ba1 shi2 = pay heavy price to pursue an objective
detail  gun1 jan1 naa4  guan1 en1 na4 = Ella Koon

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detail audio 就要量地官
I'll be out of a job after the new year.
detail 近排當黑兼且官司
Chan was lately down on his luck, losing both his job and the court case.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,128378]

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