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哏

Mandarin · pinyin gén#

funny
amusing
sth comical

Mandarin · pinyin hěn#

old variant of 狠 hěn
old variant of 很 hěn
also used as an exclamation of anger

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哏: gén · something funny

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2 · gen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gan1 · han2

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

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character · Etymology 1

funny; amusing
funny speech or action
punch line; pun

character · Etymology 2

Used as an interjection.

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