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乾枯
ㄍㄢ ㄎㄨ
“withered or dried out, as plants lacking water; shriveled and dry, as aging skin; completely exhausted or used up, leaving nothing”
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乾
ㄍㄢ
Dry; lacking moisture; adoptive or foster (kinship); dried food; one of the eight trigrams representing heaven and the male principle; surname.
枯
ㄎㄨ
Withered or dried up; of plants losing vitality;憔悴 (qiáocuì) or emaciated; residue of pressed oilseeds; a stroke or paralysis (traditional Chinese medicine).
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- 乾淨ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋclean; neat; free of dirt; thorough; completely; utterly; to finish; to settle; to resolve neatly; (of a person) having a fresh, clean appearance.
- 乾隆ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊQianlong Emperor (1711–1799), sixth Qing emperor; the Qianlong era (1735–1799).
- 乾脆ㄍㄢ ㄘㄨㄟˋstraightforward; decisive; without hesitation; might as well; simply
- 餅乾ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄢbiscuit; cracker; cookie; a baked, typically flat and crisp food made from flour.
- 乾燥ㄍㄢ ㄗㄠˋlacking moisture; dry; arid; (of skin, mouth) dry; (fig.) dull, boring; (of timber) to dry out, season, cure
- 乾旱ㄍㄢ ㄏㄢˋprolonged lack of rainfall; extended drought causing dry soil and arid conditions.
- 枯燥ㄎㄨ ㄗㄠˋdry; dull, boring, monotonous and lacking interest
- 枯萎ㄎㄨ ㄨㄟwithered; dried up and shriveled; lacking vitality
- 乾坤ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄣheaven and earth; the cosmos; yin and yang; the world; a scam; trickery
- 晒乾ㄕㄞˋ ㄍㄢto dry in the sun; to sun-dry
- 乾乾淨淨ㄍㄢ ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋvery clean; completely gone, not a trace left
- 擦乾ㄘㄚ ㄍㄢto wipe dry; to dry by rubbing with a cloth or towel