乾 (gon1) — adopted; adoptive; not related by blood in Cantonese

gonˉ¹乾

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Mandarin Pinyin: gan1

Meaning of 乾

nounadopted; adoptive; not related by blood

nounvainly; helplessly; doing nothing

noundried up; drained off; exhausted

nounempty; dry; drink all

noundry; arid | [antonym] 濕

noundried food/vegetable/fruit

Example Sentences with 乾

捹乾隻手

Shake off the water from the hand.

雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉

Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.

fingˍ₆揈gonˉ¹乾zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手sinˉ¹先zi˗₃至ceotˉ¹出heoi˗₃去

Shake off water from your hand before going out.

ngoˏ₅我lo2-zo2攞soeng6go3lai5baai3咗maaiˏ₅上go2-gin6-saam1個heoi˗₃禮gon1sai2拜買嗰件衫去乾洗

I took the shirt I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.

ngoˏ₅我lo2-zo2攞soeng6go3lai5baai3咗maaiˏ₅上go2di1-saam1個heoi˗₃禮gon1sai2拜買嗰啲衫去乾洗

I took the clothes I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.

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Words Containing 乾

淹乾jim1 gon1

suffering small losses that over time add up to a huge one

搾乾搾淨zaa3 gon1 zaa3 zing6

squeeze everything out of you

狗屎當乾薑gau2 si2 dong3 gon1 goeng1

cherish something of little value simply because one owns it

乾酪gon1 lok3

cheese | Syn.: 芝士; 乳酪; 奶酪

乾巴巴gon1 baa1 baa1

dull and dry; insipid; dry as dust; dull as ditchwater

苦瓜乾噉口面fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 hau2 min6

to look miserable

乾麵包片gon1 min6 baau1 pin2

zwieback (lit., "dried sliced bread")

playing mahjong (lit., "dry swimming")

乾草gon1 cou2

hay

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