菅 [
jiān]
①{植} (多年生草本植物) villous themeda (themeda gigantea var. villosa) ②(姓氏) a surname: ~ 禹 jian yu
- 菅先生的太太(他的堂姐)也因其心直口快和对菅先生不尚空谈的影响而备受推崇。
Mr Kan’s wife (his first cousin) is also well-regarded, mainly for her straight-talking manner and no-nonsense influence on Mr Kan. - “菅”姓在中国并不多见,但至少有一位姓菅的中国博客作者表示,自己因为菅直人的姓氏而欢迎他出任日本首相。
The surname Jian is not common in China and at least one Chinese observer, a blogger named Jian, welcomed Kan's ascendance to Japan's top political position for that reason. - 菅先生很快巡视了震区,并发表了很好的国家电视讲话。
Mr Kan swiftly toured the earthquake zone and made a good national address on television.