Translingual

Han character

咁 (radical 30 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口廿一 (RTM), four-corner 6407₀, composition ⿰口甘)

References

• KangXi: page 184, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3477
• Dae Jaweon: page 403, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 598, character 1
• Unihan data for U+5481

Chinese

Etymology 1

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咁

1. (Cantonese) so, to such an extent

   做咩你咁冇腦㗎？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]

   做咩你咁冇脑㗎？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   Zou⁶ me¹ nei⁵gam³ mou⁵ nou⁵ gaa³? [Jyutping]

   Why are you so stupid?

   • 佛跳牆，炆得咁鬼香，見到佛跳牆，鬼都要裝香 [Cantonese, trad.]
     佛跳墙，炆得咁鬼香，见到佛跳墙，鬼都要装香 [Cantonese, simp.]
     From: 許冠傑, 佛跳牆

     fat⁶ tiu³ coeng⁴, man¹ dak¹gam³ gwai² hoeng¹, gin³ dou^3-2 fat⁶ tiu³ coeng⁴, gwai² dou¹ jiu³ zong¹ hoeng¹ [Jyutping]

     Fotiaoqiang, stewed so aromatically; at the sight of fotiaoqiang, even the spirits want to burn incense

See also

• 這樣／这样 (zhèyàng), 這麼／这么 (zhème), 那麼／那么 (nàme)

Etymology 2

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咁

1. Alternative form of 噉.

Etymology 3

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咁

1. Alternative form of 敢 (“question particle”).