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乾淨

简干净 · 繁乾淨

Mandarin · pinyin gān jìng

clean
neat

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乾: qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
淨: jìng · pure, clean, unspoiled
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried
净: jìng · clean, pure; cleanse

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1–4 · gan1 jing4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gon1 zeng6 · gon1 zing6

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adj

clean; neat and tidy
having nothing left; completely gone
straightforward; efficient

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