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  jin1   jyutping
  yan1   pinyin
[1] smoke; fume; soot; mist; vapour
[2] cigarette; tobacco; opium
[3] [v] be irritated by smoke
[4] [] [loanword] ace (of cards)

(Classifier(s): [1] (cloud); [2] (piece), (pack), (carton))
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: (#86)

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

This word has been viewed 15580 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Aug 2009 15:17

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detail  jin1 juk6  yan1 rou4 = bacon
detail  jin1 zai2   = cigarette
detail  hoeng1 jin1  xiang1 yan1 = cigarette (general term)
detail  zi2 jin1  zhi3 yan1 = cigarette
detail  jin1 tung4*1  yan1 tong5 = chimney
detail  jin1 bo1  yan1 bo1 = mist covered water
detail  jin1 jan5   = smoking habit/addiction
detail  ngaa4 jin1   = danger
detail  sik6 jin1   = to smoke a cigarette
detail  cau1 jin1  chou1 yan1 = to smoke a cigarette
detail  kap1 jin1  xi1 yan1 = to smoke a cigarette
detail  bat1 zeon2 kap1 jin1  bu4 zhun3 xi1 yan1 = no smoking
detail  jin1 mou6  yan1 wu4 = smog
detail  jin1 cou2  yan1 cao3 = tobacco
detail  jin1 gyun2 ji4  yan1 juan3 er5 = cigarette
detail  jin1 cung1  yan1 cong1 = chimney
detail  jin1 fan1 zi1 si6*2   = smoked cheese
detail  wu1 jin1   = black damp; blackdamp; chokedamp
detail  jin1 can4   = soot
detail  jin1 faa1  yan1hua1 = [1] fireworks; [2] slang for prostitution
detail  jin1 saam1 man4 jyu4*2   = smoked salmon
detail  cau1 jat1 hau2 jin1   = to have a smoke
detail  kap1 jin1 keoi1   = smoking area
detail  fei1 kap1 jin1 keoi1  fei1 xi1 yan1 qu1 = non-smoking area
detail  jin1 si2   = smoke stain (yellow/brown of teeth); the ace (person or card)
detail  jat1 hau2 jin1   = a cigarette
detail  jin1 si2 ngaa4   = smoke-stained teeth
detail  cau1 jau4 jin1 gei1   = range hood for stove (lit., "oil smoke sucking machine")
detail  jin1 fui1 gong1  yan1 hui1 gang1 = ashtray
detail  jat1 lau6 jin1  yi1 liu4 yan1 = in a flash, quickly
detail  fong3 se6 sing3 jin1 jyu5  fang4 she4 xing4 yan1 yu3 = radiation plume
detail  baan2 jin1  ban3 yan1 = plug (of tobacco)
detail  hat6 baau3 zaa3 jin1 wan4  he2 bao4 zha4 yan1 yun2 = nuclear cloud
detail  jin1 faa1 coeng4   = a brothel, "pleasure quarters" (lit., "fireworks market")
detail  cau1 jin1 ze2  chou1 yan1 zhe3 = a smoker
detail  gaai3 jin1  jie4 yan1 = to give up smoking
detail  bat1 ting4 cau1 jin1   = chain-smoke
detail  jin1 man4   = smokers (people who smoke)
detail  jau4 jin1   = cooking fumes
detail  jin1 tau4*2  yan1 tou2 = cigarette butt, cigarette end
detail  mou4 jin1   = smoke-free
detail  jin1 juk6 daan6*2 hon3 bou2  yan1 rou4 dan4 han4 bao3 = Egg McMuffin
detail  jin1 fo2  yan1 huo3 = smoke and fire; fireworks
detail  syut3 gaa1 jin1  xue3 jia1 yan1 = cigar
detail  taam5 jin1   = [n] mild tobacco
detail  jin1 faa1 coeng4 so2   = brothel
detail  jin1 dau2 fan2   = pipe rigate (a type of pasta)
detail  jin1 dau2   = a smoking pipe
detail  jin1 dau2 doi6*2   = a tobacco pouch
detail  daai6 jin1  da4 yan1 = opium
detail  jin1 mou6*2 deoi6*2   = a breathing apparatus team (of firemen)
detail  seoi2 jin1  shui3 yan1 = shredded tobacco for water pipes
detail  jin1 tou2  yan1 tu3 = crude opium
detail  jin1 zi2  yan1 zi5 = soot
detail  jin1 hoi2  yan1 hai3 = a vast sea of fog-huge and voluminous
detail  jin1 si1  yan1 si1 = cut tobacco; pipe tobacco
detail  jin1 gwai2  yan1 gui3 = opium addict; heavy smoker
detail  bou1 jin1   = to smoke
detail  jat1 tau4 jin1   = at loose ends; not know what to do; confused
detail  jin1 si6*2   = ace (loose transliteration, loanword)
detail  hek3 jin1   = to smoke a cigarette
detail  jin1 caan2   = a chain smoker (lit., "smoke shovel")
detail  jin1 fui1 aang1  yan1 hui1 ying1 = an ashtray
detail  jin1 fui1 zung1   = an ashtray
detail  jin1 ngan6   = intimate behavior
detail  jin1 si2 hau4   = smoker's voice (hoarseness)
detail  jin1 pei3 gu2  yan1 pu4 gu3 = cigarette butt
detail  jin1 coeng1   = a smokestack
detail  jan4 jin1 cau4 mat6   = densely populated
detail  cat1 hiu3 sang1 jin1  qi1 qiao4 sheng1 yan1 = extremely angry
detail  cat1 hung2 sang1 jin1  qi1 kong3 sheng1 yan1 = extremely angry
detail  jin1 haak3   = a smoker (person who smokes cigarettes and similar products)
detail  jin1 fui1 dip6*2   = an ashtray
detail  long4 jin1   = smoke signals; wolf smoke, war smoke
detail  jin1 seon2   = a chimney
detail  jin1 tung1   = a chimney
detail  maa1 jin1 tung1   = boxers, knickers
detail  maa1 jin1 tung4*1   = boxer shorts
detail  siu1 jin1   = smoke cigarette
detail  gam3 jin1 keoi1  jin4 yan1 qu1 = non-smoking area
detail  fung1 jin1  feng1 yan1 = beacon fire
detail  mong4 dou3 jat1 tau4 jin1  mang2 dao4 yi1 tou2 yan1 = extremely busy; to be swamped; to be up to one's ears with stuff to do
detail  jin1 maai4  yan1 mai2 = smoke, pollution
detail  jin1 dai3  yan1 di4 = cigarette butt
detail  leoi6 zeoi2 jin1  lv4 zui3 yan1 = filter cigarette; cigarette with a filter tip
detail  jin1 can1   = suffer from smoke
detail  jin1 faa1 zi1 dei6  yan1 hua1 zhi1 di4 = brothels
detail  jin1 mok6  yan1 mu4 = smoke screen
detail  fong4 jin1 mun4  fang2 yan1 men2 = smoke lobby door; fire door
detail  jin1 gou1  yan1 gao1 = opium paste
detail  jin1 jyu5  tan1 yu3 = smoke plume
detail  jin1 wan4  yan1 yun2 = smoke cloud
detail  din6 zi2 jin1  dian4 zi3 yan1 = electronic cigarette
detail  jin1 haa4  yan1 xia2 = smog; clouds and mist
detail  hat6 baau3 zaa3 jin1 wan4 jit6 sin3  he2 bao4 zha4 yan1 yun2 re4 xian4 = nuclear "red phone" hotline
detail  mou4 jin1 mui4  wu2 yan1 mei2 = anthracite coal (lit., "smokeless coal"); Kilkenny coal
detail  jin1 cyu4  yan1 chu2 = [化] fume cupboard
detail  jin1 mou6 hap6 /haap6  yan1 wu4 he2 = smoke cell
detail  jin1 mui4  yan1 mei2 = bituminous coal
detail  hou6 jyu4 jin1 hoi2  hao4 ru2 yan1 hai3 = have a huge amount of literature or data etc.
detail  wu1 jin1 zoeng3 hei3  wu1 yan1 zhang4 qi4 = pestilential; chaotic
detail  bat1 sik6 jan4 gaan1 jin1 fo2  bu4 shi2 ren2 jian1 yan1 huo3 = otherworldly; free of worldly cares

Showing all 5 examples containing 煙
detail 如果唔夠小心嘅話煙花危險
If [you're] not careful enough, setting off fireworks is dangerous.
detail audio 吸煙危害健康, 只要每日, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death
detail 老細工人七竅生煙
Boss got really pissed off by the workers.
detail 一日早啲釘蓋
You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) got a death wish?
[Lit: You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) want to die earlier?]
detail 最近吸煙危害健康吖嘛!
I've recently quit smoking, 'cause smoking is hazardous to health, right !
[吖嘛 is used here to reason out a statement that seems evidently true.]

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