港真

Chinese

		harbour; Hong Kong (abbrev.)	real; true; genuine
trad. (港真/港眞)		港	真/眞
simp. (港真)		港	真

Etymology

From Cantonese 講真／讲真 (gong2 zan1).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎngzhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄤˇ ㄓㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎngzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄤˇ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎngjhen
    • Wade–Giles: kang³-chên¹
    • Yale: gǎng-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaangjen
    • Palladius: ганчжэнь (gančžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

Adverb

港真

1. (Mainland China Mandarin, neologism, slang) to tell the truth

   港真，這個地方兒好玩兒嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   港真，这个地方儿好玩儿吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Gǎngzhēn, zhèi ge dìfangr hǎowánr ma? [Pinyin]

   Frankly, is this place interesting?

Synonyms

• 講真／讲真 (jiǎngzhēn)