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根
gan1 gen1
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[a root]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[a root]]
  2. 2 gān gēn 根 — the penis (ty 4.12.2001, A3).
  3. 3 gān dāk fū yāhn 根德夫人 — [The Duchess of Kent] a wife who follows her husband around (gān dāk 根德 puns with gān dāk 跟得 which means "can follow").
Other Readings
根
gan1
classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings M: 条tiáo
Words containing 根
古根海姆
gu2 gan1 hoi2 mou5
Guggenheim (name)
斷根
tyun5 gan1
to be completely cured; to effect a permanent cure | [粵]: 斷尾
樹大根深
syu6 daai6 gan1 sam1
to describe something that is powerful and deep-rooted
n次根
n-ci3 gan1
[math.] n th root, nth root
歸根
gwai1 gan1
in the end (fail, succeed, etc.)
格羅寧根
gaak3 lo4 ning4 gan1
Groningen
根式
gan1 sik1
[math] radical
生根粉
sang1 gan1 fan2
rooting powder
根號
gan1 hou6
[math] radical
劣根性
lyut3 gan1 sing3
deep-rooted bad habits
葛根
got3 gan1
the root of kudzu vine
落地生根
lok6 dei6 saang1 gan1
to settle down in a place with some form of gainful employment
哥本哈根
go1 bun2 haa1 gan1
Copenhagen
根苗
gan1 miu4
the root and shoot
側根
zak1 gan1
lateral root
四次方根
sei3 ci3 fong1 gan1
[math.] fourth root
根由
gan1 jau4
cause, origin
胚根
pui1 gan1
embryo root
痴舐根
ci3 lei6 gan3
[sticky tongue root] [sticky tongue root] to lisp.
根蒂
gan1 dai3
root and base
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