眼甘甘

Cantonese · source Jyutpingngaan5 gam1 gam1

Meanings

  1. (adverb) (gazing
  2. gawking
  3. staring) greedily
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Same syllable, six tones

ngaanngaan1—ngaan2—ngaan3—颜ngaan4color眼ngaan5eye雁ngaan6wild goose

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: yan3 gan1 gan1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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ngaan5 gam1 gam1

Cantonese word readings for 眼甘甘. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity眼甘甘 眼甘甘 [yan3 gan1 gan1] {ngaan5 gam1 gam1} /(adverb) (gazing / gawking / staring) greedily/

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