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甘 (gam1) — pleasant; satisfactory; timely in Cantonese

gamˉ¹甘
Mandarin Pinyin: gan1

Meaning of 甘

nounpleasant; satisfactory; timely
nounsweet; tasty; delicious | [Ant] 苦
nounwillingly; readily; of one's own accord
nouna Chinese surname
nounpainful/mellow

Example Sentences with 甘

soengˊ²想sikˍ₆食gamˉ¹甘ze˗₃蔗。
Want to eat sugarcane.
zhaak˗₃榨gamˉ¹甘ze˗₃蔗zapˉ¹汁。
Juice sugarcane.
gamˉ¹甘ze˗₃蔗houˊ²好timˎ₄甜。
Sugarcane is sweet.
niˉ¹呢tiuˎ₄條gamˉ¹甘ze˗₃蔗。
This sugarcane.
maaiˏ₅買diˉ¹啲gamˉ¹甘ze˗₃蔗。
Buy some sugarcane.
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Words Containing 甘

楊枝甘露joeng4 zi1 gam1 lou6
a type of drink made of mango sago with pomelo
甘草gam1 cou2
licorice root
甘拜下風gam1 baai3 haa6 fung1
to admit inferiority (in knowledge, ability, etc...); to admit a defeat
甘藷gam1 syu4
sweet potato
甘藍gam1 laam4
Chinese broccoli (kai-lan)
心甘命抵sam1 gam1 meng6 dai2
to perfectly happy to do; most willing to do | also 心甘情願
甘蔗gam1 ze3
sugarcane | [粵]: 蔗
硝化甘油siu1 faa3 gam1 jau4
nitroglycerine
唔甘願m4 gam1 jyun6
not accepting (a certain situation); not willing; not reconciled; unyielding | Mand.: 不甘心
甘蔗糖蜜gam1 ze3 tong4 mat6
sugar cane molasses
自甘墮落zi6 gam1 do6 lok6
wallow in degeneration; abandon oneself to vice
甘露gam1 lou6
sweet dew

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