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不甘 unwilling;
心有未甘 be somewhat dissatisfied;
自甘退讓 be prepared to give way to s.o. else;
甘願 [gan1yUan4], 甘心 [gan1xin1]↓.
(2) Be fond of: 甘酒嗜音 be fond of wine and music.
甘甜 sweet;
甘芳 fragrant;
甘睡 a sweet sleep;
甘言 sweet, deceptive words;
甘苦 [gan1ku3]↓;
甘棠 a wild, small pear;
甘棠遺愛 (allu.) sweet memories left behind by a popular official after his retirement.
2.甘汞 [gan1gong3], n., (chem.) calomel.
3.甘蔗 [gan1zhe0], n., sugar cane.
4.甘蕉 [gan1jiao1], n., (bot.) the banana, Sapientum.
5.甘菊 [gan1jU2], n., (bot.) camomile, Chrysanthemum sinense.
6.甘旨 [gan1zhi3], n., delicacies.
7.甘苦 [gan1ku3], n., (1) prosperity and adversity, joys and pains: 同甘共苦，甘苦與共 share with s.o. both prosperity and adversity; (2) as in 個中甘苦 the taste (experiences) of life; 甘苦自知 one knows best what one has gone through with.
8.甘藍 [gan1lan2], n., (bot.) Brassica oleracea, and its derivatives the cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and kale.
9.甘霖 [gan1lin2], n., timely rain after a long drought.
10.甘露 [gan1lu4], n., (1) the sweet dew; (2) (fig.) benefits from the ruler.
11.甘美 [gan1mei3], adj., pleasant to the taste, sweet and tasty.
12.甘心 [gan1xin1], v.i. & adj., (be) pleased, willing: 甘心情願 be of one's free will; 死也甘心 be willing even if one had to die for it; 死不甘心 die with regret (wrong unavenged); 甘心樂意 be perfectly happy.
13.甘休 [gan1xiu1], v.t., be willing to let go or give up (lawsuit, quarrel) (also wr. 干休).
14.甘藷 [gan1shu4], n., (bot.) the sweet potato (also 香薯，山芋).
15.甘薯 [gan1shu3], n., (＝甘藷↑) see [gan1shu4]↑.
16.甘遂 [gan1sui4], n., (bot.) Siebold's spurge.
17.甘草 [gan1cao3], n., (bot.) Glycyrrhiza glabra, licorice; (Chin. med.) the dried root of licorice used as an expectorant or laxative or for other purposes.
18.甘味 [gan1wei4], n., (1) sweet flavor; (2) appetite for food: 食不甘味 has no appetite for food (in deep sorrow).
19.甘油 [gan1you2], n., (chem.) glycerine, glycerole.
20.甘願 [gan1yUan4], adj. & adv., willing, -ly, of one's own accord.