The simplified character 干 covers a range of pronunciations and meanings. Let us consider them.
The Mandarin gan2 乾｜干 means dry and is said in Teochew
Uê as:
|
da1 |
灱 |
dry |
|
la7da1 |
㫰灱 |
air
dried |
Then there is gang1, guan1
|
gang1buê6 |
乾貝｜干贝 |
for
dried scallops |
|
gang1soi2 |
乾洗｜干洗 |
dry
cleaning |
|
pu5to5
guan1 |
葡萄乾｜葡萄干 |
dried
vine fruits such as raisins, sultanas |
|
dao7guan1 |
豆乾｜豆干 |
A
type of tofu and the most famous is Pou2lêng5 dao7guan1 |
|
Pou2lêng5
dao7guan1 |
普寧豆乾｜普宁豆干 |
Pou’lêng
tofu |
This simplified character character 干
could also mean to do as in the Mandarin gan4 幹｜干
which means to do and we say this in Teochew as zo3.
|
zo3做 |
to
do |
gan4
幹｜干 |
|
zo3gang1做工 |
to
do work |
gan4huo2
幹活｜干活 |
|
cug4cang5
出田 |
to
work in the fields |
下地幹活｜下地干活 |
|
ghao5
𠢕 |
capable,
competent |
neng2gan4
能幹｜能干 |
Kiang5
|
Kiang5long5 |
乾隆 |
Qian Long |
|
Kiang5long5
Huang5di3 |
乾隆皇帝 |
Emperor Qian
Long |
|
kiang5kung1 |
乾坤 |
heaven and
earth, yin and yang |
The above only illustrate a few words and if you wish to
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