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to be willing to / to resign oneself to
HSK 7-9
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省
licorice root
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  *甘* | 甘* | *甘
surname Gan / abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
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  *甘* | 甘* | *甘
(bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with : bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth)
glycerine / glycerol
Ganzhou district of Zhangye city 張掖市|张掖市, Gansu
lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment
shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows / for better or for worse
cabbage / Chinese broccoli / gai larn
to be willing to / to be ready to / to be content with / accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)
Gangu county in Tianshui 天水, Gansu
glycine (Gly), an amino acid
chamomile
willingly
(idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
sweet potato / Ipomoea batatas
cabbage
sweet
to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle
bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
unwilling to remain lonely or idle / unwilling to be left out
good times and hardships / joys and tribulations / for better or for worse
(idiom) not want to be outdone / not content to lag behind
nitroglycerine
delighted to (do sth, idiom) / perfectly happy to do / most willing to do
Gantok, capital of Sikkim, India
to be willing / to be satisfied
unreconciled to / not resigned to / unwilling
not reconciled to / not resigned to
mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol
sweetness; sweet taste
Forrest Gump
Shaanxi and Gansu provinces
Ibrahim Gambari (1944-), Nigerian diplomat and academic
oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
Matricaria recutita / chamomile
calomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2)
ganache (loanword)
red cabbage / purple cabbage
triglyceride
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
to abandon oneself (idiom) / to let oneself go
triglyceride
Gannan, a county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市, Heilongjiang
glyceraldehyde (CH2O)3
Gadê or Gande county (Tibetan: dga' bde rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州, Qinghai
Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera)
Ganzhou district of Zhangye city 張掖市|张掖市, Gansu
fine foods
Ganden monastery, Tibetan: dGa' ldan rNam rgyal gling, Dagzê county 達孜縣|达孜县, Lhasa, Tibet
Garzê county (Tibetan: dkar mdzes rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol
kampong (loanword) / also pr. gānbōng, imitating Malay
Ganquan county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi
Ganluo County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州, southern Sichuan
cabbage
(idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery
bitter sweet
diethylene glycol / glycerin (used in antifreeze)
Ramat Gan, city in Israel, location of Bar-Ilan University
Gadê or Gande county (Tibetan: dga' bde rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州, Qinghai
kale
Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)
triglyceride
(idiom) not want to be outdone / not content to lag behind
unwilling to accept / not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
(idiom) not to be outdone
to share joys and sorrows / sharing good times and hard times / same as 同甘共苦
to have a sweet aftertaste
Ganjingzi district of Dalian 大連市|大连市, Liaoning
sweetener
sweetener
(Mahatma) Gandhi
willingly and gladly (idiom)
Gambia (Tw)
glycerine suppository
Ganquan county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi
mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol
amanattō, traditional Japanese sweets made from azuki or other beans
(bird species of China) Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)
Gansu Province, capital Lanzhou 蘭州市|兰州市 (abbr. to or 隴|陇)
sugar cane / CL: 節|节
bagasse
Gangu county in Tianshui 天水, Gansu
Kennedy (name) (Tw)
nitroglycerine
Bagan (Pagan), ancient capital of Myanmar (Burma)
Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287
rutabaga (vegetable)
European wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces
to live off the fat of the land (idiom) / to have a luxurious lifestyle


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