gàgu
玍古
bad; inferior; unpleasant
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
bad; unpleasant; inferior
dialectA dialectal term (方言) used to describe a bad temper, poor quality, or an unfortunate outcome. Often appears in the compound 尴尬 (awkward), but here it stands alone with a similar negative connotation.
Tā他
zhè这
ge个
rén人
xìng性
zi子
gà尬
，
dòng动
bú不
dòng动
jiù就
fā发
huǒ火
。
He has a bad temper and gets angry easily.
Zhè这
shuāng双
xié鞋
zhì质
liàng量
tài太
gà尬
le了
，
gāng刚
chuān穿
yī一
tiān天
jiù就
kāi开
jiāo胶
。
The quality of these shoes is so bad, they came unglued after just one day of wear.
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Méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
shì事
qíng情
jié结
jú局
zhè这
me么
gà尬
，
zhēn真
shì是
bái白
máng忙
yī一
chǎng场
。
I didn't expect the outcome to be so bad; all that work was for nothing.