| 甘 | 240C50 20.14 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄍㄢ [gan1] | ||
| N. | A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) Be willing to, pleased, contented or satisfied with: 心甘情願 of one's free will; 不甘 unwilling; 心有未甘 be somewhat dissatisfied; 自甘退讓 be prepared to give way to s.o. else; 甘願 [gan1yUan4], 甘心 [gan1xin1]↓. (2) Be fond of: 甘酒嗜音 be fond of wine and music. | |||||
| Adj. & adv. | Sweet(ly), pleasant (ly): 甘美 [gan1mei3], 甘味 [gan1wei4]↓; 甘甜 sweet; 甘芳 fragrant; 甘睡 a sweet sleep; 甘言 sweet, deceptive words; 甘苦 [gan1ku3]↓; 甘棠 a wild, small pear; 甘棠遺愛 (allu.) sweet memories left behind by a popular official after his retirement. | |||||
| Words | 1. 甘地 [gan1di4], n., Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Mahatma, 1869-1948. 2. 甘汞 [gan1gong3], n., (chem.) calomel. 3. 甘蔗 [gan1zhe0], n., sugar cane. 4. 甘蕉 [gan1jiao1], n., (bot.) the banana, Sapientum. 5. 甘菊 [gan1jU2], n., (bot.) camomile, Chrysanthemum sinense. 6. 甘旨 [gan1zhi3], n., delicacies. 7. 甘苦 [gan1ku3], n., (1) prosperity and adversity, joys and pains: 同甘共苦，甘苦與共 share with s.o. both prosperity and adversity; (2) as in 個中甘苦 the taste (experiences) of life; 甘苦自知 one knows best what one has gone through with. 8. 甘藍 [gan1lan2], n., (bot.) Brassica oleracea, and its derivatives the cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and kale. 9. 甘霖 [gan1lin2], n., timely rain after a long drought. 10. 甘露 [gan1lu4], n., (1) the sweet dew; (2) (fig.) benefits from the ruler. 11. 甘美 [gan1mei3], adj., pleasant to the taste, sweet and tasty. 12. 甘心 [gan1xin1], v.i. & adj., (be) pleased, willing: 甘心情願 be of one's free will; 死也甘心 be willing even if one had to die for it; 死不甘心 die with regret (wrong unavenged); 甘心樂意 be perfectly happy. 13. 甘休 [gan1xiu1], v.t., be willing to let go or give up (lawsuit, quarrel) (also wr. 干休). 14. 甘藷 [gan1shu4], n., (bot.) the sweet potato (also 香薯，山芋). 15. 甘薯 [gan1shu3], n., (＝甘藷↑) see [gan1shu4]↑. 16. 甘遂 [gan1sui4], n., (bot.) Siebold's spurge. 17. 甘草 [gan1cao3], n., (bot.) Glycyrrhiza glabra, licorice; (Chin. med.) the dried root of licorice used as an expectorant or laxative or for other purposes. 18. 甘味 [gan1wei4], n., (1) sweet flavor; (2) appetite for food: 食不甘味 has no appetite for food (in deep sorrow). 19. 甘油 [gan1you2], n., (chem.) glycerine, glycerole. 20. 甘願 [gan1yUan4], adj. & adv., willing, -ly, of one's own accord. | |||||