gà
尬
awkward; embarrassed
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesDefinition
used only in the word '尴尬' to express awkwardness or embarrassment
This character is not used independently in modern Mandarin and appears almost exclusively in the two-character word 尴尬 (gān gà).
Tā他
fā发
xiàn现
zì自
jǐ己
jiào叫
cuò错
le了
míng名
zi字
，
chǎng场
miàn面
dùn顿
shí时
biàn变
de得
hěn很
gān尴
gà尬
。
He realized he had called the wrong name, and the situation suddenly became very awkward.
Zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
ràng让
tā他
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
gān尴
gà尬
de的
jìng境
dì地
。
This question put him in an embarrassing situation.
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Liǎng两
rén人
chén沉
mò默
zhe着
，
qì气
fēn氛
yǒu有
xiē些
gān尴
gà尬
。
The two of them fell silent, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.