Make a Movie 艮

KEYWORD:

Blunt

Pinyin:

gěn

Actor:

g- Male

Set:

-(e)n

Room within Set:

Bedroom or Living Room

Prop(s):

日 (Sun)

乚 (Hook)

冫(Ice Skates)

Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Della Fuller

My grandson Gabriel is in my sister's livingroom with a huge hook in his hand and a vat of icicles in front of him. His job is to grab the icicles with the hook and transfer them to a large tub that has been placed near the window in front of the sun, so that they melt into much needed freshwater. Unfortunately, he has been using the hook so enthusiastically, it has begun to become BLUNT, and it is getting more and more difficult for him to grab the icicles with it. Finally, he throws the BLUNTED hook down in frustration and stomps off to the bedroom.

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William Edmeades

Hey guys, is 艮 pronounced with a 3rd or 4th tone? As this page shows both.

Mandarin Blueprint

It can be both actually. It's a 多音字 (multi-sound character). That said, it's VERY rare. We're only teaching it because it's a significant component in a lot of characters. When it means "Blunt" it is 3rd tone, so we'll keep it there for now.

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Nick Sims (戴燚）

George Foreman (g-) is in Karen’s (-en) bedroom (3rd tone) feeling awkward because he is playing dress up with his daughter. She’s playing a sun in her dance recital and asked him to dress up too. George has a Sun (日) mask on with a tutu (𧘇). He looks in the mirror and is as BLUNT as possible, I look stupid.

MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnVp_b_LlqY&t=4879s

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Stephanie Arapian

Greg is sleeping off his hangover in the platform t(en)t. The Sun puppet strides is on Skates and begins singing the 'good morning " song, in a bright overly cheerful voice, while rolling around the tent.
Singing: "The bright sun comes up, the dew--Hrrrrggk!"
Greg has Hooked (literally) the sun, and caught it in a chokehold, using the hook as a Blunt instrument.
"Let me be BLUNT. Sunshine and mornings doesn't happen until I say it does. Got it?"
The Sun nods, and runs when Greg released him. Greg rolls over back to sleep.

MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnVp_b_LlqY&t=4932s

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