奸 (gaan1) — selfish; unscrupulous; profiteering in Cantonese
gaanˉ¹奸Mandarin Pinyin: jian1
Meaning of 奸
nounselfish; unscrupulous; profiteering
noundisloyal; traitorous; conspiratory
nouncrafty; evil; wicked
nounadulterous; fornicatory; licentious
Example Sentences with 奸
班山賊奸淫擄掠無惡不作
The gang of bandits rapes and pillages, and commits all kinds of atrocities.
唔知喺大陸被捉通姦會唔會打靶嘅呵
I wonder if one would be shot dead if one is caught committing adultery in mainland China.
你想學做生意呢，第一樣嘢就係要學奸
If you wanna be a businessman, the first thing you gotta learn is how to play dirty.
niˉ¹呢tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友gaanˉ¹奸gwai2.鬼。
This guy is sly.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gaanˉ¹奸gwai2.鬼。
Don't be so sneaky.
Words Containing 奸
奸狡gaan1 gaau2
crafty; sly
奸臣gaan1 gan4
a treacherous court official
姑息養奸gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1
toleration nurtures evildoers; over-indulgence nourishes evil; to tolerate evil is to abet it
奸夫gaan1 fu1
adulterer (lit, "false husband")
內奸noi6 gaan1
an informant
奸賴gaan1 laai3
to be dishonest, cunning, tricky
奸角gaan1 gok3
bad characters in the movie/drama
奸民gaan1 man4
a scoundrel; a villain
奸官gaan1 gun1
a treacherous official; a mandarin who conspires against the state
朋比為奸pang4 bei3 wai4 gaan1
conspire together for evil ends; gang up to do evil
奸笑gaan1 siu3
evil smile; sinister smile
奸徒gaan1 tou4
a crafty villain
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