干焦

Chinese

		to concern; to interfere; shield to concern; to interfere; shield; stem	burnt; scorched; worried burnt; scorched; worried; anxious
simp. and trad. (干焦)		干	焦
alternative forms		干但 乾焦 干單 干乾 乾若／干若

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kan-ta / kan-na / kan-taⁿ / kan-nā

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Penang, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-ta
    • Tâi-lô: kan-ta
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kandaf
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² ta⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kan³³ ta³³/
    • IPA (Penang): /kan³³⁻²¹ ta³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-na
    • Tâi-lô: kan-na
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kannaf
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Philippines): /kan³³ na³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-taⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kan-tann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kandvaf
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ tã⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-nā
    • Tâi-lô: kan-nā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kanna
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã³³/

Adverb

干焦 (Hokkien)

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) only; merely
2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Penang Hokkien) in vain; for no reason; for no purpose; for nothing; unsuccessfully
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) contrarily; insistently; stubbornly

Synonyms

• (only):

• 一塌括子 (⁷iq-thaeq₇-khuaeq₇-tsy₃) (Suzhounese)
• 僅僅／仅仅 (jǐnjǐn)
• 儷是／俪是 (nâ-sê) (Eastern Min)
• 則是／则是 (zéshì) (archaic)
• 只
• 只係／只系 (zi² hai⁶) (Cantonese)
• 只是 (zhǐshì)
• 單純／单纯 (dānchún)
• 孤啊 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 孤單／孤单 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 徒然 (túrán)

 

• (in vain): 白白 (báibái), 徒然 (túrán), (Hokkien) 干白
• (contrarily): 偏偏 (piānpiān)

Derived terms

• 干焦急
• 干焦癮

 

Adjective

干焦 (Hokkien)

1. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) dry; without or with little moisture