滾 (gwan2 | gun3) : roll; boil; piss off; trick; illicit sex

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滾

gwan2

gun3

[1] [v] roll; rotate; trundle
[2] [v,adj] boil; boiling, boiled
[3] [v] piss off; get out; beat it
[4] [粵] [v] trick; fool; cheat | [synonym] 棍, 坤
[5] [粵] [v] have illicit sex; visit prostitutes

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

滾 / 滚

Don't confuse with:
滖

This word has been viewed 11604 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th May 2012 03:50

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火滾 fo2 gwan2 = infuriating 粵

滾熱辣 gwan2 jit6 laat6 = piping hot 粵

滾水 gwan2 seoi2 = boiling water; boiled water 粵

滾開 gwan2 hoi1 = scram; get away; get out; beat it.

滾筒 gwan2 tung4*2 gun3 tong2 = a roller

去滾 heoi3 gwan2 = adulterous man looking for women and party 粵

瓜無滾圓,人無十全 gwaa1 mou4 gwan2 jyun4 jan4 mou4 sap6 cyun4 gua1 wu2 gun3 yuan2 ren2 wu2 shi2 quan2 = Nothing is perfect

打滾 daa2 gwan2 da3 gun3 = roll about; wallow; flounder; sway

橋樑滾子 kiu4 loeng4 gwan2 zi2 qiao2 liang2 gun3 zi5 = bridge rollers

草地滾球 cou2 dei6 gwan2 kau4 = lawn bowls

滾熟 gwan2 suk6 = boiled

滾水淥腳 gwan2 seoi2 luk6 goek3 = to go quickly 粵

滾瀉 gwan2 se2 = boiling over; boiling to the point of overflowing

滾友 gwan2 jau5*2 gun3 you3 = a cheat; a swindler; one who patronizes prostitutes

滾紅滾綠 gwan2 hung4 gwan2 luk6 = to be one who patronizes prostitutes; to be a cheat; a braggard

滾攪晒 gwan2 gaau2 saai3 = "thanks for your hospitality"

滾攪 gwan2 gaau2 gun3 jiao3 = disturb; bother; trouble 粵

屁滾尿流 pei3 gwan2 niu6 lau4 pi4 gun3 niao4 liu2 = extremely scared (lit., "farts roll and pee flows")

驢打滾 leoi4 daa2 gwan2 lv2 da3 gun3 = snowballing usury in the old society where the borrower was required to pay interest on interest

沙沙滾 saa1*4 saa1*4 gwan2 = to swing, to be a swinger (date many people); careless, slapdash 粵

搖滾 jiu4 gwan2 yao2 gun3 = rock and roll music

滾軸溜冰 gwan2 zuk6 lau4 bing1 = rollerskating

單排滾軸溜冰鞋 daan1 paai4 gwan2 zuk6 lau6 bing1 haai4 dan1 pai2 gun3 zhou2 liu1 bing1 xie2 = rollerblade shoes

白滾水 baak6 gwan2 seoi2 bai2 gun3 shui3 = plain (boiled) water 粵

滾瓜爛熟 gwan2 gwaa1 laan6 suk6 gun3 gua1 lan4 shu2 = to thoroughly memorize sth.

滾水蛋 gwan2 seoi2 daan6*2 = poached egg

水滾 seoi2 gwan2 shui3 gun3 = 1. the water's boiling 2. have a full bladder in need of immediate relief

翻滾 faan1 gwan2 fan1 gun3 = roll

搖滾樂 jiu4 gwan2 ngok6 yao2 gun3 yue4 = rock music / rock 'n roll

滾熱 gwan2 jit6 = boiling hot.

滾燙 gwan2 tong3 = very hot; boiling hot; scalding hot.

滾落 gwan2 lok6 gun3 luo4 = tumble.

滾動 gwan2 dung6 gun3 dong4 = roll, tumble.

滾圓 gwan2 jyun4 = perfectly round.

滾水淥豬腸 gwan2 seoi2 luk6 zyu1 coeng4*2 = suffer a double loss 粵

滾石 gwan2 sek6 gun3 shi2 = The Rolling Stones

重搖滾 cung5 jiu4 gwan2 zhong4 yao2 gun3 = hard rock

頹廢搖滾 teoi4 fai3 jiu4 gwan2 tui2 fei4 yao2 gun3 = Grunge

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水去到一百度就會滾。粵
Water boils at one hundred degree (Celcius).

麻煩你畀杯白滾水我粵
I'd have to trouble you for a glass of plain water

佢隻手俾滾水焫嚫粵
The hot water scalded his hand.
[Lit. his [counter] hand by boiling-water scald-[bad effect]]

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