I used Google translate but it shows "Gan", which cannot be its true meaning (it's just the pronunciation). Is that the liquid state of gold? But I think it should be a verb.
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淦 gàn– user4072Dec 22, 2017 at 2:38
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big wave triggered by ships. try to search www.zdic.net for it.– Daniel YangDec 23, 2017 at 13:27
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Google translate somehow gave you "correct" translation, since this word mostly used as place name.– tshDec 25, 2017 at 2:43
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In some cases, it means “fuck.” Beacuse its pronunciation is just the same as “干,” which is a verb, means "do something," but some people use it to insult other people, in this case it means fuck...
Han character
淦 (radical 85 水+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水金 (EC), four-corner 38119, composition ⿰氵金)
- river in Jiangxi province
- water leaking into a boat
References
KangXi: page 630, character 25 Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17667 Dae Jaweon: page 1033, character 5 Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1653, character 3 Unihan data for U+6DE6
I know exactly what you mean, as you thought it should be a verb, but I'm not sure if it's possible to explain such a rude slang here.
The true verb which has the same pronunciation as 淦, is a verb involved with sexual harassment or verbal violence. That's all I can tell. Hope you're unintentional.
Edit: Note: The usage is mostly dominant in Taiwan and rarely in other Chinese speaking areas.
