杆 (gon1) — pole; staff; post; shaft in Cantonese
gonˉ¹杆Mandarin Pinyin: gan1
Meaning of 杆
nounpole; staff; post; shaft
Example Sentences with 杆
gaa˗₃架ceˉ¹車zongˍ₆撞hoiˉ¹開laanˎ₄欄gon1.杆。
The car crashed through the railing.
gaa˗₃架ceˉ¹車syunˉ¹拴zoekˍ₆着laanˎ₄欄gon1.杆。
The bike is tied to the railing.
tiuˎ₄條toiˎ₄枱boˉ¹波houˊ²好leng3.靚。
The cue ball is very nice.
hoiˉ¹開gwaanˉ¹關jauˏ₅有tiuˎ₄條gonˊ²桿
The switch has a lever.
ziˉ¹支keiˎ₄旗gonˊ²桿houˊ²好gouˉ¹高
The flagpole is very tall.
Words Containing 杆
欄杆laan4 gon1
railing; banister | [粵]: 欄河
標杆biu1 gon1
surveyor's pole; model, example
火燒旗杆fo2 siu1 kei4 gon1
enjoy a luxurious life forever; live in clover
旗杆kei4 gon1
flagpole; flagstaff; flag post
五枝旗杆ng5 zi1 kei4 gon1
Five Flagpoles, is a famous meeting point in Tsim Sha Tsui during 80s and 90s
撐杆跳caang1 gon1 tiu3
pole vault
桅杆wai4 gon1
mast (of a ship) | also seen as 桅竿
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