乾gon1淨zeng6

English

1. clean
2. clean; free from rubbish, dirt or stain
3. neat
4. clean; hygienic; uncontamined
5. clean, as in not related to illegal or immoral causes
6. not leaving a trace after committing a crime

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 唔污糟嘅；冇垃圾、塵埃或者污漬嘅
2. 冇受污染嘅；符合衞生嘅
3. 冇違反道德嘅
4. 犯罪唔留低證據

Examples

• 手腳乾淨

  a phrase used to describe people who will not steal even when tempted; literally, hands and feet are clean

• 啲錢乾唔乾淨㗎？

  Is the money clean, not related to anything illegal? ----

• 間屋打掃得好乾淨。

  The house is kept clean and tidy.

• 啲嘢食乾唔乾淨㗎？

  Is the food clean and safe here?

• 放心，佢做嘢好乾淨嘅。

  Don't worry. He never leaves a trace.

• 呢個商場個廁所好乾淨喎。

  Lavatories in this shopping mall are clean and hygienic. ----

• 我想喺阿爸阿媽返嚟之前執乾淨間屋。

  I want to clean the house before my parents return.

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• 呢度完全冇垃圾筒，但係度度都咁乾淨。

  There is no rubbish bin at all, but the place is very clean. ----