1 surname Gan

2 abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gān sù Shěng]

1 to save

2 to economize

3 to do without

4 to omit

5 to leave out

6 province

7 (archaic) central government department

1 saving

2 to save

3 to use sparingly

4 to cut down on

1 not reconciled to

2 not resigned to

1 to reflect upon oneself

2 to examine one's conscience

3 to question oneself

4 to search one's soul

1 (idiom) not want to be outdone

2 not content to lag behind

1 (idiom) not want to be outdone

2 not content to lag behind

1 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows

2 for better or for worse

1 delighted to (do sth, idiom)

2 perfectly happy to do

3 most willing to do

1 lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly

2 a glutton for punishment