Chinese

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real; true; genuine (a measure word); individual
trad. (真個/真箇) /
simp. (真个)

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Particularly: “Jin.”

Adverb

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真個

  1. (colloquial) very; really; truly
    看到真個開心 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    看到真个开心 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    5khoe-tau 6non 1tsen-geq 6lau 1khe-shin [Wugniu]
    I am really happy to see you.
    • after 1795, 李洙 (Lǐ Zhū) [Lee Soo] et al., chapter 40, in 重刊老乞大諺解重刊老乞大谚解 (Chóngkān Lǎoqǐdà Yànjiě) [Reprinted Nogeoldae, with Korean Interpretation]‎Ogura Coll. Asami Coll., volume 1, page 94:
      不𢤦中國 故此不能說話 他們真箇不是𣦶人
      타부둥중궈디화 구츠부능ᄉᆑ화 타믄진거부시대인
      ta bu duq juq gue di hoa; gu cy bu nyq siuie hoa; ta myn jin ge bu si dai 'in
      터부ᇹ둥즁궈ᇹ디ᇹᅘᅪ 구츠ᇫ부ᇹ닁ᄉᆑᇹᅘᅪ 터문진거부ᇹ씨ᇫ대ᅀᅵᆫ
      te bux duq jiuq guex dix hhoa; gu cyz bux nyiq siuiex hhoa; te myn jin ge bux ssiz dai zin
      He does not understand the Chinese tongue and thus cannot speak; they truly are not villains.