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Character « 尴 »

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Character
尴
(13 stroke)
Traditional
尷
Radical
尢
(+10 stroke)
Pinyin
gān

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尴 (尷) gān

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◎ 〔～尬〕a.处境窘困，不易处理。b.神色、态度不正常。
◎ （尷）

尴尬 ( 尷尬 ) gān gà
1. [awkward]∶处于两难境地无法摆脱
  
  处境尴尬
  
  尴尬的局面
  
  这一来,我倒有些尴尬了,下面的话怎么说呢!——《百合花》
2. [embarrassed]∶行为、态度不正常的
  
  潘虎显得有些尴尬:“我是自己竖竿子的。”——《潘虎》
  
  尴尬人
  
  神情尴尬
3. [clandestive;sneaking]∶鬼鬼祟祟,不正派
  
  却才有个东京来的尴尬人,在我这里请管营、差拨吃了半日酒。——《水浒》