尷尬

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尷尬

  • gāngà Mandarin, Pinyin
  • jiānjiè Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄍㄢ ㄍㄚˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • gaam³ gaai³ Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong
  • gaam¹ gaai³ Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong
  • gam¹ gai¹ Cantonese, Taishanese, Wiktionary specific
  • kâm-kie Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
  • kâng-kie Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
  • gam¹ gê⁴ Hakka, 梅縣, 客家話拼音
  • găng-gái Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
  • kam-kài Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • ¹ke-ka Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
  • gāngà Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄍㄢ ㄍㄚˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • gangà Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • kan¹-ka⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • gān-gà Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • gangah Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • ганьга Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /kän⁵⁵ kä⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • jiānjiè Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • jianjiè Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • chien¹-chieh⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • jyān-jyè Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • jianjieh Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh

Sounds like 尲尬, 尷尬, 尴尬

Where it comes from

在《說文》原寫作尲尬 (上古 *kreːm kreːds),是一連綿詞。

而尲尬這一詞後來逐漸不用,只在吳語中保留下來。元朝時其口語形式尷尬又重新在文學作品中使用,並演化出今日普通話中的讀音gāngà。

adjective 尴尬 · 尲尬 · 間架 · 间架

  1. 因某原因或巧合發生或出現在相對不合時宜的情況,而對於當事人產生困窘、難堪、手足無措、臉紅等情緒反應。 尷尬場面
  2. person 窘迫;心神不安;慌亂 月光里,吴大旺看着指导员的脸,那脸上是一层难以启齿的僵硬和尷尬。
  3. dated, person 奇特;鬼祟;奇怪
  4. Min Dong 窮困;貧窮
  5. Hakka 優柔寡斷;不講理

Similar: 困窘, 狼狽, 狼狈, 難堪, 难堪, 為難, 为难, 疑騃, 疑𫘤

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尷尬. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B0%B7%E5%B0%AC

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {尷尬},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B0%B7%E5%B0%AC},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}