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gaam3 gaam1
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embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (1) Jyutping gaam1 is standard reading, but the variant gaam3 is much more popular.
(2) Used only in compound form 尷尬. Stroke count: 17
Level: 2
Radical: 尢 (#43)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 3137 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jan 2012 10:39 |
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尷尬 gaam1*3 gaai3 = embarrassed; awkward; abashed 老尷 lou5 gaam3 = be embarrassed 粵 |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |