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干邑

Gān yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Cognac / brandy 白蘭地|白兰地[bái lán dì] from the Cognac region of southwest France
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9f9af41367312133. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

干邑 干邑 [Gan1 yi4] /Cognac/brandy 白蘭地|白兰地[bai2 lan2 di4] from the Cognac region of southwest France/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 干
    gān

    dry / dried food / empty / hollow / taken in to nominal kinship / adoptive / foster / futile / in vain / (dialect) rude / blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder / (bound form) to have to do with / to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tiān gān] / (archaic) shield

    gàn

    tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed

    Gān

    surname Gan

  • 邑
    yì

    city / village

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