| 堪 | 198A05 11A.21-2 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄎㄢ [kan1] . [Abbr.  ] | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Be worth (--ing, or n.), be worthy of, equal to task: 堪以告慰 I am glad to inform you (of writer's health, progress); 堪用 good enough for use, usable; 堪當 worthy of task, responsibility; 堪任 equal to task or office; 前途堪虞 the prospect can cause worry. (2) 不堪 cannot endure, unbearable, extremely: 不堪其憂 causes unbearable worry; 不堪設想 dare not imagine (prospect); 不堪回首 too sad to reflect (on past); 破爛不堪 (of house) extremely broken down; 那堪 (in questions) how can one bear＝不堪: 那堪回首＝不堪回首; 情何以堪 how can one endure (the thought, idea, situation)? | |||||
| Words | 1. 堪布 [kan1bu4], n., a lama priest or head officer. 2. 堪堪 [kan1kan1], adv., about to: 堪堪病死 about to die of illness. 3. 堪輿 [kan1yU2], n., necromancy, science of influence of landscape on human destiny; geomancy, the magic art of choosing building or burial sites. | |||||