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ㄍㄢˇ [gan3.Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
V(1)  Dare, venture, presume: 我不 I dare not;
how dare I? 不當 (court.) I don't deserve it (e. g., compliments, etc.);
他不那樣做 he dare not do such a thing;
[gan3si3]↓;
申請 I venture to request;
may I venture to inquire?
(2)  Be bold enough to: 他居然反抗我 he has the audacity to oppose me.
(3)  To challenge to do s. t.: 你再說一次 I challenge you to say it again.
Adj(1)  Perhaps, probably: 是他 perhaps it is he: 怕,[gan3pa4], [gan3shi4]↓.
(2)  Bold(ly), brave(ly), courageous(ly): 勇 be brave enough;
為 act with courage and determination;
當 be bold enough to do s. t. and accept responsibility for it.
Words1.情 [gan3qing2], adv., (MC) (1)  perhaps indeed: 情他是個騙子 perhaps he was in fact a cheat; (2)  naturally, of course: 情他會,他學了三年了 of course he can do it after having studied it for three years; 那情好 it's naturally good. 
2.待 [gan3dai4], v.t., (MC) be on the point of doing (s. t.). 
3.當 [gan3dang1], v.t. & adj., (be) deserving (of): 那怎當 how can I possibly deserve it? 不當 thank you, but really I don't deserve it, a phr. for replying to praise, “I am unworthy”; 泰山石當 a stone tablet inscribed with these characters and erected on the roadside supposedly as a charm to ward off evil influences. 
4.怕 [gan3pa4], adv., perhaps, probably. 
5.是 [gan3shi4], adv., maybe, possibly: 是你不願意 maybe you are not willing. 
6.死 [gan3si3], v.i., dare to die; 死隊 a suicide squad, dare-to-die corps. 
7.則 [gan3ze2],  adv., (MC) see [gan3qing2]↑. 
8.自 [gan3zi4], adv., (MC) see [gan3qing2]↑.