干焦

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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

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)

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) only; merely
(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Penang Hokkien) in vain; for no reason; for no purpose; for nothing; unsuccessfully
(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

Adjective

干焦 (Hokkien)

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

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