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  caam2   jyutping
  can3   pinyin
[1] miserable; wretched; pitiful; tragic
[2] cruel; savage; merciless; brutal
[3] disastrous; severe; crushing
[4] dim; gloomy; dull


Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS:
Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: (#61)

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

This word has been viewed 10537 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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detail  caam2 daam6  can3 dan = dark; gloomy; dismal; by painstaking effort; var. of 惨淡
detail  bei1 caam2  bei1 can3 = tragic
detail  caam2 si6  can3 shi4 = disaster; tragedy
detail  cai1 caam2  qi1 can3 = wretched; pitiable; miserable; tragic
detail  cai1 caam2  qi1 can3 = miserable; tragic; wretched
detail  caam2 kek6  can3 ju4 = a tragedy
detail  caam2 cing4   = grievance
detail  caam2 pin3*2  can3 pian4 = (film/television) tear-jerker; sob-story; tragedy
detail  caam2 bat1 jan2 dou2  can3 bu4 ren3 du3 = too horrible to look at
detail  caam2 bin3  can3 bian4 = a tragic turn of fortune
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Showing all 3 examples containing 慘
detail 今次比賽我哋全軍覆沒
During the competition, our team was completely annihilated by theirs.
detail 執輸行頭
Missing out some great opportunities is the worst thing in the world.
[[literal] It's more miserable than squandering one's family fortunes to be the foremost among the losers.]
detail 其實掟煲但係因為次次所以而家唔敢分手
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
[Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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