干巴巴

Traditional form:

乾巴巴

Pinyin (reading):

gānbābā

Definitions:

• dry
• parched
• dull
• insipid

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 巴 - to desire, to wish for

Traditional characters:

• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 巴 - to desire, to wish for