# 乾淨
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gānjìng
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gon$^1$ zeng$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gon$^1$ diang$^5$
* Jin (Wiktionary): gan$^1$ jing$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kan-chēng
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$koe-zhin$_6$ / $^1$koe-zin$_6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gānjìng → gānjing (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ → ㄍㄢ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ganji̊ng
*** Wade–Giles: kan$^1$-ching$^5$
*** Yale: gān-jing
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gan.jinq
*** Palladius: ганьцзин (ganʹczin)
*** Sinological IPA : /kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/ → /kän⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥iŋ²/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gon$^1$ zeng$^6$
*** Yale: gōn jehng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gon$^1$ dzeng$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gon$^1$ zéng$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sɛːŋ²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gon$^1$ diang$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /kᵘɔn³³ tiaŋ³²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: gan$^1$ jing$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /kæ̃¹¹ t͡ɕĩŋ⁴⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-chēng
*** Tâi-lô: kan-tsīng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kanzeng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kan³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$koe-zhin$_6$
*** MiniDict: koe$^平$ zhin$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$koe-xxin$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kø⁵⁵ ʑin²¹/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$koe-zin$_6$
*** MiniDict: koe$^平$ zin$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /kø⁴⁴ zin/

### Adjective

乾淨
* clean; neat and tidy
    擦乾淨／擦干净 ― cā gānjìng ― to wipe clean
       Zhèlǐ de jiēdào fēicháng gānjìng. [Pinyin]
       The roads here are very clean.
* having nothing left; completely gone
    吃乾淨／吃干净 ― chī gānjìng ― to eat up
       Tā chuī gānjìng zhè běn shū shàng de huī. [Pinyin]
       He blew the dust off the book.
* straightforward; efficient
    文筆乾淨／文笔干净 ― wénbǐ gānjìng ― concise in one's writing

#### Synonyms

* (clean):
* 不髒／不脏 (bù zāng)
* 清淨／清净 (qīngjìng)
* 清潔／清洁 (qīngjié)
* 潔淨／洁净 (jiéjìng)
* 澈潔／澈洁 (táh-gáik) (Eastern Min)
* 衛生／卫生 (wèishēng) (hygienic)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 乾淨, 清潔, 潔淨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 乾淨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 乾淨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 乾淨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 乾淨 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 乾淨 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 乾淨 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 乾淨 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 乾淨, 寧馨 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 乾淨, 清爽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 乾淨, 清亮 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 乾淨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 乾淨 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 乾淨, 虔誠 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 淨, 伶俐 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 乾淨 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 乾淨 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 淨, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 乾淨 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 伶俐 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 伶俐 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 澈潔, 澈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 澈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 澈 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 清氣 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 澈, 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 澈, 澈潔, 清氣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 清氣 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 澈潔, 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 澈, 澈潔 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 澈, 澈潔 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 澈氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 澈 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 澈, 澈潔, 清氣, 清靠 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 澈, 清靠 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 澈潔, 清氣 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 澈, 澈潔, 清靠 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 澈潔, 清氣, 清靠 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 澈潔, 清靠, 清氣 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 澈潔, 清氣, 清靠 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 清氣 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 清氣 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 伶俐 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 伶俐 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 清爽 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 清爽, 乾淨 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 了滯, 清水, 光生 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 乾淨 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 乾淨, 料俏 |

#### Derived terms

* 乾淨俐落／干净俐落 (gānjìnglìluo)