<p>乾 and 幹 are both the traditional Chinese characters and can translated to a same simplified Chinese character 干. </p>

<p>幹掉了 is a slang means to kill or get rid of it.</p>

<p>乾掉了 just means something is vaporised or dehydrate.</p>

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That explains the search results I got. Thanks!
Thomas Hsieh
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biubiubiu
<p>Do you remember where you heard about it? </p>

<p>When people are drinking, they cheer, and they often say "bottom up" which is 干gān掉了 or 我干gān了 你随意 or something is drying, 苹果时间放长了就给干gān掉了</p>

<p>If you refers 干gàn掉了, it may mean some food have been eaten up, ex 我干掉了一盘菜, or something have been get rid of，ex 昨晚我们组又干掉了一个项目</p>

<p>Let me know what do you think !</p>

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This is not the meaning I'm looking for, but I did not know this meaning as well. Thanks for sharing!
Thomas Hsieh
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Jing
<p>Maybe it is "干掉了"? It could means literally to eliminate / get rid of / to killed.</p>

<p>i.e. (from some webpage):   </p>

<p>我们的早餐，馒头太好吃了，已经干掉了<br>
We have 'elimiated' (as in eaten) the steamed bun in our breakfast because it is too good</p>

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Thanks for sharing, but this is not the phrase I am looking for. I am not familiar with Simplified Chinese, but I'm sure that this phrase is written as `乾掉了` in Traditional Chinese and that this should not be the meaning of it.
Thomas Hsieh
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@ThomasHsieh I see, maybe you could include the whole phase where it might refer to something else?
Alex
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I have edited, that's all I could remember. Thanks for your answer though, I've not seen the phrase you mentioned.
Thomas Hsieh
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@ThomasHsieh I see that you have found the correct answer!
Alex
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Alex
<p>I think is a slang in Taiwan</p>

<p>乾掉了 mean something is turning into boring(usually use after someone say a not funny joke) or the situation that people don't know what to say or react to it</p>

<p>ex1:</p>

<p>You just meet someone new to you</p>

<p>after greeting, you don't know what to say to him, and so does he</p>

<p>this embarrassed situation can be said "乾掉了"</p>

<p>ex2:</p>

<p>you are holding a show and after talking a joke</p>

<p>you are waiting crowd to laught</p>

<p>but there's no one laughing, and a embarrassed silence appear</p>

<p>you can say "this show 乾掉了"</p>

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In some other context, "乾掉了" could also mean an awkward situation.
LulalaBoss
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<p>As I remember, the phrase was used in response to a certain scenario. Unfortunately, as I tried to look it up on Google, all I find is <code>drying out</code>, which is certainly not the meaning I am looking for. Thus, my take is that this phrase is probably a slang.</p>

<p>Besides, I am not familiar with Simplified Chinese so I could be wrong, but this slang phrase seems to exist only in Traditional Chinese. Among the search results in Simplified Chinese, all I see is <code>干掉</code>, which means <code>to kill/eliminate</code>, but as far as I know, <code>乾</code> means <code>dry</code>.</p>

<p>That said, I assume it is a slang phrase used in colloquial context. But apart from the <code>drying out</code> definition, what could it mean? </p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>EDIT:</p>

<p>I think it might be in response to some joke. The context was something like:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>uh...乾掉了...</p>
</blockquote>

<p>That's all I could remember... Any help is appreciated.</p>

<p>EDIT2:</p>

<p>According to @sonyuanyao's comment, this phrase is often used in Taiwanese TV show and possibly means <code>not funny</code> or <code>embarrassing</code>.</p>

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Are you sure it's not 幹?
Fan Zheng
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Yeah I am very sure about this. I've heard/seen it quite a few times.
Thomas Hsieh
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@traditional Chinese users: Do you guys still distinguish 幹 and 乾 in casual writings like Facebook comments?
Fan Zheng
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@songyuanyao I think that's what I'm looking for! Could you possibly elaborate and put it as an answer? Thank you anyways!
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@FanZheng Yes. In traditional Chinese, these two words are not interchangeable.
LulalaBoss
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May it be "丟" in 閩南語?
Henry HO
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@HenryHO did you mean 閩南語 as in Taiwanese? This phrase I heard/saw is in Mandarin Chinese.
Thomas Hsieh
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The slang(?) phrase "乾掉了"
# The slang(?) phrase "乾掉了"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-16)

As I remember, the phrase was used in response to a certain scenario. Unfortunately, as I tried to look it up on Google, all I find is `drying out`, which is certainly not the meaning I am looking for. Thus, my take is that this phrase is probably a slang.

Besides, I am not familiar with Simplified Chinese so I could be wrong, but this slang phrase seems to exist only in Traditional Chinese. Among the search results in Simplified Chinese, all I see is `干掉`, which means `to kill/eliminate`, but as far as I know, `乾` means `dry`.

That said, I assume it is a slang phrase used in colloquial context. But apart from the `drying out` definition, what could it mean?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT:

I think it might be in response to some joke. The context was something like:

> uh...乾掉了...

That's all I could remember... Any help is appreciated.

EDIT2:

According to @sonyuanyao's comment, this phrase is often used in Taiwanese TV show and possibly means `not funny` or `embarrassing`.

**Tags:** vocabulary, meaning-in-context, expressions, traditional-characters, phrase

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Are you sure it's not 幹?  
> **username_0**: Yeah I am very sure about this. I've heard/seen it quite a few times.  
> **username_1**: @traditional Chinese users: Do you guys still distinguish 幹 and 乾 in casual writings like Facebook comments?  
> **username_0**: @songyuanyao I think that's what I'm looking for! Could you possibly elaborate and put it as an answer? Thank you anyways!  
> **username_2**: @username_1 Yes. In traditional Chinese, these two words are not interchangeable.  
> **username_3**: May it be "丟" in 閩南語?  
> **username_0**: @username_3 did you mean 閩南語 as in Taiwanese? This phrase I heard/saw is in Mandarin Chinese.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_7 on 2015-04-17. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

I think is a slang in Taiwan

乾掉了 mean something is turning into boring(usually use after someone say a not funny joke) or the situation that people don't know what to say or react to it

ex1:

You just meet someone new to you

after greeting, you don't know what to say to him, and so does he

this embarrassed situation can be said "乾掉了"

ex2:

you are holding a show and after talking a joke

you are waiting crowd to laught

but there's no one laughing, and a embarrassed silence appear

you can say "this show 乾掉了"

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: In some other context, "乾掉了" could also mean an awkward situation.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-04-17. Score: 6

乾 and 幹 are both the traditional Chinese characters and can translated to a same simplified Chinese character 干.

幹掉了 is a slang means to kill or get rid of it.

乾掉了 just means something is vaporised or dehydrate.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: That explains the search results I got. Thanks!  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2015-04-17. Score: 0

Do you remember where you heard about it?

When people are drinking, they cheer, and they often say "bottom up" which is 干gān掉了 or 我干gān了 你随意 or something is drying, 苹果时间放长了就给干gān掉了

If you refers 干gàn掉了, it may mean some food have been eaten up, ex 我干掉了一盘菜, or something have been get rid of，ex 昨晚我们组又干掉了一个项目

Let me know what do you think !

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: This is not the meaning I'm looking for, but I did not know this meaning as well. Thanks for sharing!  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2015-04-16. Score: 0

Maybe it is "干掉了"? It could means literally to eliminate / get rid of / to killed.

i.e. (from some webpage):

我们的早餐，馒头太好吃了，已经干掉了  
We have 'elimiated' (as in eaten) the steamed bun in our breakfast because it is too good

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for sharing, but this is not the phrase I am looking for. I am not familiar with Simplified Chinese, but I'm sure that this phrase is written as `乾掉了` in Traditional Chinese and that this should not be the meaning of it.  
> **username_6**: @username_0 I see, maybe you could include the whole phase where it might refer to something else?  
> **username_0**: I have edited, that's all I could remember. Thanks for your answer though, I've not seen the phrase you mentioned.  
> **username_6**: @username_0 I see that you have found the correct answer!  

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