交關

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See also: 交关

Chinese

 
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
 
to close; to shut; to turn off
to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (交關)
simp. (交关)
alternative forms 交干 Hakka
交官 Hakka

Pronunciation


Adjective

交關

  1. related
    性命交關性命交关  ―  xìngmìng jiāoguān  ―  vitally important (lit. related to life)
  2. (Wu) many
    交關物事交关物事 [Shanghainese]  ―  1ciau-kue 8meq-zy [Wugniu]  ―  Many things
  3. (Cantonese) to a high degree; serious; unbearable; terrible (usually with (dak1))
    你哋做咩交關 [Cantonese, trad.]
    你哋做咩交关 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 dei6 zou6 me1 cou4 dak1 gam3 gaau1 gwaan1 aa3?
    What are you arguing so terribly for?
    今日交關 [Cantonese, trad.]
    今日交关 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gam1 jat6 jau6 wui5 dung3 dak1 gam3 gaau1 gwaan1 ge2?
    How come it's so unbearably cold today?
    交關交关 [Cantonese]  ―  leng3 dak1 gaau1 gwaan1   ―  extremely pretty

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Verb

交關

  1. (literary, Southern Min, Hakka) to do business
  2. (literary) to be connected
  3. (literary) to conspire; to collude
  4. (literary) to mingle; to intertwine

Adverb

交關

  1. (Wu) very; quite; seriously; tremendously; terribly; extremely
    交關漂亮交关漂亮 [Wu]  ―  1ciau-kue 5phiau-lian [Wugniu]  ―  extremely pretty
    搿搭太陽交關 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    搿搭太阳交关 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    8geq-taq 5tha-yan 7iq-tsheq 6zhieu 1ciau-kue-gniq-gheq [Wugniu]
    It gets very hot here when the sun comes out.

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