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› 緊
緊
gan2
Mandarin: zheng4 zai4
Simplified: 正在
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progressive aspect particle; -ing (Cantonese)
particle
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緊
gan2
gan2
[[tense]]
Words containing 緊
緊握
gan2
ngak1
to tightly hold; to tightly grip
現金緊拙
jin6
gam1
gan2
zyut3
to be short of cash [written and colloquial]
講緊電話
gong2
gan2
din6
waa6*2
speaking on the phone (at the present time). | Mand.: 在講電話
抱緊
pou5
gan2
enclasp
緊急
gan2
gap1
emergency
緊急救援基金
gan2
gap1
gau3
wun4
gei1
gam1
Emergency Relief Fund
緊身
gan2
san1
[adj] snug; tight-fitting; [n] close-fitting undergarment
讀緊書
duk6
gan2
syu1
to be studying (i.e. as a student at a school | university); reading a book [col
不要緊
bat1
jiu3
gan2
[1] unimportant; not critical [2] it doesn't matter; never mind. Cant.: 冇相�
擰緊
ning6
gan2
to tighten something by twisting
乾時緊月
gon1
si4
gan2
jyut6
Nervous
肉緊
juk6
gan2
(slang) to feel nervous about something; keyed up; to be very involved; to worry
掹掹緊
maang1
maang1
gan2
adj; be badly off; on a shoestring; on a tight (budget)
壓緊
aat3
gan2
compress
緊急危害
gan2
gap1
ngai4
hoi6
emergency risk
水緊
seoi2
gan2
water shortage | cash shortage (spoken)
𥄫緊啲
gap6
gan2
dit1
watch out tightly
唔打緊
m4
daa2
gan2
no big deal, no worry
緊張大師
gan2
joeng1
daai6
si1
[[a nervous person]] a nervous person, a person who is always agitated.
扳扳緊
maang1
maang1
gan2
[[very tight; barely]] very tight; barely, barely enough.
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