bù​gān​bù​gà

awkward

  • created sense approved 不尴不尬/不尷不尬 · bù​gān​bù​gà · awkward — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不尴不尬 / 不尷不尬

    bù​gān​bù​gà

    awkward

    To be in an awkward or difficult position where it is hard to know what to do; stuck in a dilemma.

    bù​gān​bú​gà

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 尴 (opaque) → 尴/尷 · gān · [bound form] 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 尬 (opaque) → 尬 · gà · awkward

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 不尴不尬/不尷不尬 · bù​gān​bù​gà · strange — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不尴不尬 / 不尷不尬

    bù​gān​bù​gà

    strange

    Peculiar or unnatural in appearance, behavior, or attitude; suspicious or abnormal.

    bù​gān​bú​gà

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 尴 (opaque) → 尴/尷 · gān · [bound form] 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 尬 (opaque) → 尬 · gà · awkward

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense