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  jim5   jyutping
  ran3   pinyin
[1] dye; tint; colour
[2] contract (a disease, a bad habit, etc); get infected
[3] pollute; soil; contaminate
[4] illicit relationship

Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
Radical: (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 8204 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  jim5 sik1   = to stain
detail  jim5 sik1 zai1   = stain
detail  wu1 jim5  wu1 ran3 = pollution; polluting
detail  cyun4 jim5  chuan2 ran3 = to infect; to transmit a disease
detail  cyun4 jim5 beng6  chuan2 ran3 bing4 = infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence
detail  gam2 jim5  gan3 ran3 = [1] to infect; to contaminate; [2] to influence
detail  cyun4 jim5 sing3  chuan2 ran3 bing4 = infectious; contagious
detail  gam2 jim5 sing3  gan3 ran3 xing4 = infectious; contagious
detail  jan3 jim5  yin4 ran3 = printing and dyeing (of textiles)
detail  jim5 wu1  ran3 wu1 = to contaminate, soil, make dirty
detail  jim5 liu6*2   = dyestuff
detail  jim5 soeng5   = to be infected by; catch, contract
detail  jim5 faat3   = hair dye
detail  jim5 faat3 seoi2   = hair dye
detail  gam2 jim5 jan4 sou3  gan3 ran3 ren2 shu4 = number of infected persons
detail  gam2 jim5 sing3 fuk1 se3  gan3 ran3 xing4 fu4 xie4 = infective diarrhea
detail  gam2 jim5 ze2  gan2 ran3 zhe3 = infected person
detail  jim5 sik1 tai2  ran3 se4 ti3 = chromosome
detail  wu1 jim5 keoi1  wu1 ran3 qu1 = contaminated area
detail  wan6 hap6 gam2 jim5  hun4 he2 gan3 ran3 = mixed infection
detail  waan4 ging2 wu1 jim5  huan2 jing4 wu1 ran3 = environmental pollution
detail  jim5 duk6  ran3 du2 = contamination
detail  sing3 cyun4 jim5 bing6 /beng6  xing4 chuan2 ran3 bing4 = sexually transmitted disease
detail  seoi2 zat1 wu1 jim5  shui3 zhi4 wu1 ran3 = water pollution
detail  hung1 hei3 wu1 jim5  kong1 qi4 wu1 ran3 = air pollution
detail  cyun4 jim5 sing3 dik1  chuan2 ran3 xing4 de5 = epidemic
detail  cyun4 jim5 dik1  chuan2 ran3 de5 = [adj] infectious
detail  maan6 jin4 cyun4 gwok3 dik1 cyun4 jim5 beng6   = pandemic
detail  gam2 jim5 oi3 zi1 beng6 beng6 duk6   = contracting, infected with, or test positive for HIV
detail  jim5 beng6   = fall ill (with a virus), to catch a disease
detail  seoi2 wu1 jim5  shui3 wu1 ran3 = water pollution
detail  tiu1 jim5  tiao1 ran3 = highlights (hair)
detail  maa5 cyun4 jim5 sing3 pan4 hyut3   = equine infectious anaemia
detail  jim4 sik1 ung3  ran3 se4 weng4 = a dye vat
detail  jim5 cong2  ran3 chang3 = dye factory; dye-works
detail  jat1 can4 bat1 jim5  yi1 chen2 bu4 ran3 = 1. spotless; speckless; spic and span 2. to maintain pure character; uphold personal integrit; uncontaminated by the world
detail  daai6 jim5 gong1  da4 ran3 gang1 = a big dye vat (similar meaning to "melting pot")
detail  ji5 jyu4 muk6 jim5  er3 ru2 mu4 ran3 = be unconsciously influenced by what one constantly hears and views
detail  syun3 jim5  xuan4 ran3 = add washes of ink or color; embellish
detail  zaap6 jim5  xi2 ran3 = contract a bad habit
detail  bing1 jim5 jim5 liu6*2  bing1 ran3 ran3 liao4 = azoic dyes
detail  do1 sin3 jim5 sik1 tai2  duo1 xian4 ran3 se4 ti3 = polytene chromosome
detail  gei1 jan1 jim5 sik1 tai2 ji6 soeng4  ji1 yin1 ran3 se4 ti3 yi4 chang2 = genetic chromosome abnormality
detail  fong3 se6 sing3 zim1 jim5  fang4 she4 xing4 zhan1 ran3 = radioactive contamination
detail  fong3 se6 sing3 zim1 jim5 mat6  fang4 she4 xing4 zhan1 ran3 wu4 = radioactive contaminant
detail  cou3 jam1 wu1 jim5  zao4 yin1 wu1 ran3 = noise pollution
detail  jim5 sik1 zau2 zing1  ran3 se4 jiu3 jing1 = [化] methylated spirit
detail  can4 oi1 cyun4 jim5  chen2 ai1 chuan2 ran3 = [n] dust infection
detail  sat6 jim6 sat1 gam2 jim5  shi2 yan4 shi4 gan3 ran3 = laboratory infection
detail  cyun4 jim5 beng6 fong4 zi6 zung1 sam1   = a centre/center for infectious-disease control
detail  wing5 gau2 dik1 cyun4 jim5 beng6 ji1 jyun6*2   = a permanent infectious diseases hospital
detail  hung1 hei3 wu1 jim5 zi2 sou3   = Air Pollution Index
detail  ceot1 wu1 nai4 ji4 bat1 jim5  chu1 wu1 ni2 er2 bu4 ran3 = remain undefiled in the face of widespread corruption

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detail 每一兩次
I dye my hair twice a year.
[Lit. I each one year dye two times hair. Note how the verb and object are split up by the frequency phrase.]
detail 每一都會兩次
I always dye my hair twice per year.

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