敢 gǎn
adjective | verb | auxiliary verb
: to dare
: daring; bold
: (polite) may I venture
敢て | あえて aete
adverb
: dare (to do something); venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure); take upon oneself; challenge; presume; (there is no) need to; (don’t) go as far as; definitely (not)
敢ない | あえない aenai
adjective/span>
: tragic
カン kan
敢於[于] gan3yu2: to have the courage to do something; to dare to; bold in
敢情 gan3qing: actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course
敢為[为] gan3wei2: to dare to do [敢為 | かんい kani: daring]
敢達[达] gan3da2: Gundam, Japanese animation franchise
敢用 gan3yong4: to dare to use
勇敢 yong3gan3: brave; courageous
[ゆうかん yuukan: brave; heroic; gallant]
[勇敢さ | ゆうかんさ yuukansa: bravery; heroism; gallantry]
不敢 bu4gan3: not dare to
不敢當 [不敢当] bu4 gan3 dang1: lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don’t deserve your praise; you flatter me
果敢 guo3gan3: courageous; resolute and daring
[かかん kakan: resolute; determined; bold]
竟敢 jing4gan3: to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
膽[胆]敢 dan3’gan3: to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do something)
Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
勇敢無比 | ゆうかんむひ yuukan muhi
: (yoji) being unmatched (unparalleled) for bravery
勇猛果敢 | ゆうもうかかん yuumou kakan
: (yoji) daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
積極果敢 | せっきょくかかん sekkyoku kakan
: (yoji) aggressive; active and bold (daring); resolute determination
迅速果敢 | じんそくかかん jinsoku kakan
: (yoji) quick and decisive; fast and daring; swift and resolute
進取果敢 | しんしゅかかん shinshu kakan
: (yoji) enterprising and daring; boldly forward-looking
取り敢えず | とりあえず tori aezu
: at once; first of all; for the time being; for now
涙塞き敢えず | なみだせきあえず namidaseki aezu
: unable to fight back tears
取る物も取り敢えず | とるものもとりあえず toru mon omo toriaezu
: without a moment’s delay; leaving everything else unattended to
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom | proverb
敢不從命 [敢不从命] gan3 bu4 cong2 ming4
: to not dare to disobey an order
敢作敢為 [敢作敢为] gan3 zuo4 gan3 wei2
: to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything
敢做敢當 [敢做敢当] gan3 zuo4 gan3 dang1
: daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it; a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions; the buck stops here
不敢自專 [不敢自专] bu4 gan3 zi4 zhuan1
: not daring to act for oneself
不敢苟同 bu4 gan3 gou3 tong2
: to beg to differ
不敢高攀 bu4 gan3 gao1 pan1
: lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term). I cannot presume on your attention
愧不敢當 [愧不敢当] kui4 bu4 gan3 dang1
: I’m ashamed and dare not (accept the honor). fig. I do not deserve your praise. You flatter me too much.
敢怒而不敢言 gan3 nu4 er2 bu4 gan3 yan2
: angry, but not daring to speak out; obliged to remain silent about one’s resentment; unable to voice objections
不敢越雷池一步 bu4 gan3 yue4 lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4
: dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬 [舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马] she3 de5 yi1 shen1 gua3 , gan3 ba3 huang2 di4 la1 xia4 ma3
: (proverb) one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor; to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
会意 Associative Compound.
Hand holding stick 攵 (pu1: rap; tap radical 66]
attacking a wild animal 丅 (xia4: under) 耳 (er4: ear radical 128)
Examples:
勇敢さは素晴らしい美徳である。
ゆうかんさはすばらしいびとくである yuukansa wa subarashii bitoku de aru
Bravery is a great virtue.
他越講越興奮。
ta1 yue4 jiang3 yue4 xing1fen4
The more he spoke, he more excited he became.
Music:
敢不敢愛我 － Jiro Wang 汪東城/ Power Station 動力火車
作詞：徐世珍、吳輝福
作曲：黃賈傑@口袋音樂
一眼認定了你的笑容 狂風暴雨也只為妳守候
愛是熔岩沉默而燙手 是你不能夠想像的洶湧
別說我沒有警告過妳 我的愛比誰都多
敢不敢愛我 學我放棄所有
遍體鱗傷也一樣 在心上 只刻著一個面孔
敢不敢愛我 接受我的慫恿
讓妳知道擁抱能多瘋 知道我說的永遠有多長久
當我付出就毫無保留 給你全世界只要妳開口
別說我沒有警告過妳 全世界有多沉重
敢不敢愛我 學我放棄所有
遍體鱗傷也一樣 在心上 只刻著一個面孔
敢不敢愛我 接受我的慫恿
讓妳知道擁抱能多瘋 知道我說的永遠有多長久
誰也不能撲滅我的胸口 為妳熊熊燃燒的宇宙
credit: Jiro Wang 汪東城/ Power Station 動力火車
不敢說的懷念 – Rainie Yang 楊丞琳
see 懷 for lyrics
credit: Rainie Yang 楊丞琳
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
