Gan shi, Gàn shí, Gàn shì, Gān shǐ, Gān shī, Gǎn shì, Gǎn shí, Gàn shī, Gān shí: 11 definitions

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乾溼 [gān shī] [gan shi]—
Melon seeds and fruits served to guests in a brothel (妓院 [ji yuan]). Because one is dry (乾 [gan]) and one is wet (溼 [shi]), they are called "" (gān shī). From "The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai" (《海上花列傳 [hai shang hua lie chuan]》), Chapter One: "楊家娒 [yang jia mei] (Yángjiā Mǒu) was busily adding teacups, and told 大姐 [da jie] (dàjiě) to prepare the water pipe. Then the 外場 [wai chang] (wàichǎng) attendant brought in the (gān shī)."

gān shī: jì yuàn zhōng zhāo dài bīn kè de guā zi hé shuǐ guǒ. yīn shì yī gān yī shī, suǒ yǐ chēng wèi “gān shī” . < hǎi shàng huā liè chuán> dì yī huí: “yáng jiā méi yòu luàn zhe jiā chá wǎn, yòu jiào dà jiě zhuāng shuǐ yān, jiē zhe wài chǎng sòng jìn gān shī lái.”

gan shi: ji yuan zhong zhao dai bin ke de gua zi he shui guo. yin shi yi gan yi shi, suo yi cheng wei "gan shi" . < hai shang hua lie chuan> di yi hui: "yang jia mei you luan zhe jia cha wan, you jiao da jie zhuang shui yan, jie zhe wai chang song jin gan shi lai."

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敢是 [gǎn shì] [gan shi]—
Perhaps it is, probably it is. Indicates a tone of conjecture or speculation.
Yuan Dynasty (元 [yuan]) drama by Ma Zhiyuan (馬致遠 [ma zhi yuan]), Han Gong Qiu (漢宮秋 [han gong qiu]), Act 2: "From afar, I see a vast array of people and horses (人馬浩大 [ren ma hao da]), could it be the nomadic camp (穹廬 [qiong lu])?"
From Chukepai'an Jingqi (初刻拍案驚奇 [chu ke pai an jing qi]), Volume 4: "Some said, 'Turns out he's a freeloader (騙飯喫的 [pian fan chi de]).' Others said, 'Could it be that he really forgot (真個忘了 [zhen ge wang le])?'"

gǎn shì: mò fēi shì,, dà gài shì. biǎo shì cāi cè de yǔ qì. yuán． mǎ zhì yuǎn < hàn gōng qiū> dì èr zhé: “yuǎn yuǎn de wàng jiàn rén mǎ hào dà, gǎn shì qióng lú yě.” < chū kè pāi àn jīng qí> juǎn sì: “yǒu de dào: ‘yuán lái shì gè piàn fàn chī de.’ yǒu de dào: ‘gǎn shì zhēn gè wàng le?’ ”

gan shi: mo fei shi,, da gai shi. biao shi cai ce de yu qi. yuan. ma zhi yuan < han gong qiu> di er zhe: "yuan yuan de wang jian ren ma hao da, gan shi qiong lu ye." < chu ke pai an jing qi> juan si: "you de dao: 'yuan lai shi ge pian fan chi de.' you de dao: 'gan shi zhen ge wang le?' "

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旰食 [gàn shí] [gan shi]—
晚食 [wan shi] (wǎn shí): Eating late. A metaphor (比喻 [bi yu]) for working diligently (勤勞做事 [qin lao zuo shi]) without time to eat (無暇吃飯 [wu xia chi fan]).
From Pan Yue's (潘岳 [pan yue]) "Poem on Guanzhong" (關中詩 [guan zhong shi]) in "Selections of Literature" (文選 [wen xuan]): "The Son of Heaven (天子 [tian zi]) is compassionate (矜 [jin]), eating late and sleeping late (晏寢 [yan qin])."
From Chapter 57 of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (三國演義 [san guo yan yi]): "This is precisely the time when court officials (朝士 [chao shi]) work so diligently they eat late, and His Majesty (至尊 [zhi zun]) is deeply concerned (垂慮 [chui lu])."

gàn shí: wǎn shí. bǐ yù qín láo zuò shì, wú xiá chī fàn. < wén xuǎn． pān yuè． guān zhōng shī>: “tiān zi shì jīn, gàn shí yàn qǐn.” < sān guó yǎn yì> dì wǔ qī huí: “cǐ zhèng cháo shì gàn shí zhī qiū, zhì zūn chuí lǜ zhī rì yě.”

gan shi: wan shi. bi yu qin lao zuo shi, wu xia chi fan. < wen xuan. pan yue. guan zhong shi>: "tian zi shi jin, gan shi yan qin." < san guo yan yi> di wu qi hui: "ci zheng chao shi gan shi zhi qiu, zhi zun chui lu zhi ri ye."

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幹事 [gàn shì] [gan shi]—
1. An appellation for grassroots staff or functionaries within a unit (單位 [dan wei]) or department (部門 [bu men]). For example: Secretary-General (總 [zong]), Village/Neighborhood Administrator (村里 [cun li]).
2. To handle affairs (辦事 [ban shi]) or to do things (做事 [zuo shi]). From Water Margin (《水滸傳 [shui hu chuan]》), Chapter 28: "Don't be so childish; if you're like this, you're not a person who can get things done!" From Journey to the West (《西遊記 [xi you ji]》), Chapter 23: "Master (師父 [shi fu]) is too incompetent (不會 [bu hui]); he blurted everything out."
3. Capable (能幹 [neng gan]) or adept at handling affairs (辦事幹練 [ban shi gan lian]). From Old History of the Five Dynasties (《舊五代史 [jiu wu dai shi]》), Volume 129, Book of Zhou (《周書 [zhou shu]》), Biographies (《列傳 [lie chuan]》), Qi Zangzhen (齊藏珍 [qi cang zhen]): "Qi Zangzhen, having served various internal posts from a young age, was successively promoted to general of various guards. He supervised troops and commanders on expeditions both before and after, and was quite praised as capable. However, he was treacherous and immoral, cruel and eloquent, and everyone feared his sharp tongue." From History of Jin (《金史 [jin shi]》), Volume 54, Treatise on Elections 4 (《選舉志四 [xuan ju zhi si]》): "I consider this person capable, having once appointed him as Censor (監察御史 [jian cha yu shi]) and later as Judicial Officer (大理司直 [da li si zhi]). He never spoke of any personal feelings or favoritism in a single matter. Therefore, I appointed him as a chief official (長官 [zhang guan]), wishing to observe his governance, hence this appointment."

gàn shì:1. dān wèi,, bù mén zhōng jī céng bàn shì rén yuán de chēng hū. rú: “zǒng gàn shì” ,, “cūn lǐ gàn shì” .
2. bàn shì,, zuò shì. < shuǐ hǔ chuán> dì èr bā huí: “bù yào zhè děng ér nǚ xiàng, diān dào nèn de, bù shì gàn shì de rén le! ” < xī yóu jì> dì èr sān huí: “shī fù tè bù huì gàn shì, bǎ huà tōng shuō shā le.”
3. néng gàn,, bàn shì gàn liàn. < jiù wǔ dài shǐ． juǎn yī èr jiǔ． zhōu shū． liè chuán． qí cáng zhēn>: “qí cáng zhēn, shǎo lì nèi zhí, lèi qiān zhū wèi jiāng jūn. qián hòu jiān yā bīng shī zài wài, pō chēng gàn shì, rán xiǎn bì wú xíng, cán rěn biàn gěi, wú bù wèi qí lì kǒu.” < jīn shǐ． juǎn wǔ sì． xuǎn jǔ zhì sì>: “zhèn yǐ cǐ rén gàn shì, cháng chú jiān chá yù shǐ, jí wèi dà lǐ sī zhí, wèi cháng yán qíng jiàn yī shì, yóu shì chú zhǎng guān, yù shì qí wèi zhèng, gù shòu shì zhí.”

gan shi:1. dan wei,, bu men zhong ji ceng ban shi ren yuan de cheng hu. ru: "zong gan shi" ,, "cun li gan shi" .
2. ban shi,, zuo shi. < shui hu chuan> di er ba hui: "bu yao zhe deng er nu xiang, dian dao nen de, bu shi gan shi de ren le! " < xi you ji> di er san hui: "shi fu te bu hui gan shi, ba hua tong shuo sha le."
3. neng gan,, ban shi gan lian. < jiu wu dai shi. juan yi er jiu. zhou shu. lie chuan. qi cang zhen>: "qi cang zhen, shao li nei zhi, lei qian zhu wei jiang jun. qian hou jian ya bing shi zai wai, po cheng gan shi, ran xian bi wu xing, can ren bian gei, wu bu wei qi li kou." < jin shi. juan wu si. xuan ju zhi si>: "zhen yi ci ren gan shi, chang chu jian cha yu shi, ji wei da li si zhi, wei chang yan qing jian yi shi, you shi chu zhang guan, yu shi qi wei zheng, gu shou shi zhi."