甘願

See also: 甘愿

Chinese

		sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.)	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
trad. (甘願)		甘	願
simp. (甘愿)		甘	愿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gānyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gam¹ jyun⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gam¹ ngun⁵

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâm-ngien / kâm-ngian
• Northern Min (KCR): gó̤ng-ngṳ̄ing
• Eastern Min (BUC): găng-nguông
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kam-goān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gānyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ganyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: kan¹-yüan⁴
    • Yale: gān-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganyuann
    • Palladius: ганьюань (ganʹjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän⁵⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ jyun⁶
    • Yale: gām yuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ jyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ yun⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ jyːn²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gam¹ ngun⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kam³³ ᵑɡun³²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâm-ngien
    • Hakka Romanization System: gam´ ngien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gam¹ ngian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kam²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯en⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâm-ngian
    • Hakka Romanization System: gam´ ngian
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gam¹ ngian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kam²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯an⁵⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gó̤ng-ngṳ̄ing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁴ ŋyiŋ⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: găng-nguông
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ŋuɔŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kam-goān
    • Tâi-lô: kam-guān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kamgoan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kam⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kam³³ ɡuan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kam⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kam⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kam⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan³³/

Verb

甘願

1. to be willing; to be ready

Synonyms

• 克根 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 心甘 (xīngān)
• 心甘情願／心甘情愿 (xīngānqíngyuàn)
• 情願／情愿 (qíngyuàn)
• 樂意／乐意 (lèyì)
• 樂於／乐于 (lèyú)
• 甘心 (gānxīn)
• 甜心 (tiánxīn) (literary)
• 願／愿 (yuàn)
• 願意／愿意 (yuànyì)
• 高興／高兴 (gāoxìng)

 

Derived terms

• 甘願做牛，毋驚無犁通拖／甘愿做牛，毋惊无犁通拖

 

References

• “Entry #2037”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.