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尷

简尴 · 繁尷

Mandarin · pinyin gān

used in 尷尬 gān gà

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尷: Look up this written character
尴: gān · embarrassed; ill at ease

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1 · gan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaam1 · gaam3

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

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only used in 尷尬／尴尬 (gāngà, “embarrassed; embarrassing”)
(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) short for 尷尬

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