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尷尬

简尴尬 · 繁尷尬

Mandarin · pinyin gān gà

awkward; embarrassed

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尬: gà · limp, staggering gait; embarrass
尴: gān · embarrassed; ill at ease

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1–4 · gan1 ga4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaam3 gaai3

Cantonese word readings for 尷尬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

(of a situation or person) awkward; embarrassing; uncomfortable
(of a person) embarrassed; uneasy; sheepish; flustered
(dated, of a person) unusual; sneaky; strange
(Eastern Min) impoverished; poor
(Hakka) irresolute; unreasonable

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