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姦
简 奸 · 繁 姦Mandarin · pinyin jiān
Meanings
- to fornicate
- to defile
- adultery
- rape
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1 · jian1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 10 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gaan1
Cantonese word readings for 姦. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- evil; wicked; treacherous
- evildoer; treacherous person
- to stage an armed rebellion or to steal
- traitor; betrayer
- to commit adultery
- extramarital affair; adultery
- to rape
character · Etymology 2
- (Hokkien, chiefly Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) to fuck
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, vulgar) An interjection used to express one's anger: fuck!
- (Hokkien, chiefly Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Singapore Hokkien, vulgar) to chide; to swear; to curse; to scold
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