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  jam2   jyutping
  yin3   pinyin
[1] [v,n] to drink; drinks; beverage
[2] [v] swallow (tears); nurse (grievance)
[3] [v] be hit by; receive (a bullet, an arrow, etc)

[related term]
nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 13
Level: 1
Radical: (#184)

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

This word has been viewed 19565 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Mar 2011 04:12

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detail  jam2 ban2   = drinks; beverages
detail  jam2 sik6  yin3 shi2 = food and drink; to eat and drink
detail  jam2 caa4  yin3 cha2 = to drink tea; to go out for dim sum
detail  jam2 liu6*2  yin3 liao4 = drinks; beverages
detail  jam2 je5   = [v] to drink (sth)
detail  jam2 dou3 be1*4 be1 fu4  yin3 dao4 pi2 pi2 hu1 = be very drunk; hammered
detail  jam2 sing3   = cheers; bottoms up
detail  gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6   = picky eater
detail  jam2 seoi2 si1 jyun4  yin3 shui3 si1 yuan2 = to not forget one's origins
detail  jam2 gun2  yin3 guan3 = drinking straw
detail  bou6 jam2 bou6 sik6   = engorgement
detail  jam2 zau2  yin3 jiu3 = to drink (an alcoholic beverage)
detail  jam2 seoi2 gei1   = water cooler
detail  sik1 jam2 sik1 sik6   = gourmandize
detail  jam2 bui1   = cheers!
detail  jam2 dak1   = drinkable
detail  jam2 zeoi3   = drunk, intoxicated
detail  heoi3 jam2   = to go to a (formal) dinner
detail  heoi3 jam2 git3 fan1 zau2   = to go to a wedding reception
detail  ceng2 jam2   = to give a formal dinner; to invite to a formal dinner
detail  ceng2 jam2 sang1 jat6 zau2   = to give a birthday dinner
detail  m4 jam2 dak1   = not drinkable
detail  jam2 zeoi3 zau2   = drunk, intoxicated
detail  jam2 dak1 ge3   = drinkable
detail  laang5 jam2  leng3 yin3 = cold drink
detail  zau2 zing1 jam2 liu6*2  jiu3 jing1 yin3 liao4 = liquor
detail  ngau4 jam2  niu2 yin3 = gulp
detail  jam2 sik6 liu4 joeng5  yin3 shi2 liao2 yang3 = diet
detail  bat1 loeng4 jam2 sik6 zaap6 gwaan3   = poor eating and drinking habits
detail  ning4 mung4 zaap6 jam2   = lemon squash (a drink: lemon juice, sugar syrup, soda water)
detail  jam2 dou3 daai6 daai6*2 dei6*2   = [v] to get a large amount; to drink and get drunk
detail  jam2 baau2 sik6 zeoi3   = [exp] drinking one's fill and eating oneself drunk (satisfaction after a good meal and many drinks)
detail  jam2 daai6   = to drink a large amount; to drink and get drunk
detail  jam2 goeng1 zau2   = [exp] congratulations on a child reaching one month of age (lit., "drink ginger wine")
detail  jam2 hei2 zau2  yin3 xi3 jiu3 = [v] to attend a formal Chinese dinner for a celebration
detail  jam2 naai5   = to receive lessons, study, learn (lit., "to drink milk")
detail  jam2 mun6 zau2   = [v] to drink alone
detail  jam2 saam1   = [n] one's best clothes
detail  jam2 san1 pou5 caa4   = [v] drink tea offered by a new daughter-in-law
detail  jam2 seoi2 mei5   = [exp] to drink leftover soup
detail  jam2 tong1   = [v] to drink soup
detail  jam2 tung4*2   = drinking straw
detail  jam2 jam2 sik6 sik6   = [v] to eat out together; to invite one another to dinner or tea
detail  jam2 zou2 caa4   = [v] to have breakfast at a Chinese restaurant or teahouse
detail  jam2 naai5*1 naai5*1   = to receive lessons, study, learn (lit., "to drink milk")
detail  jam2 gaa1   = [n] a person who appreciates fine drink
detail  jam3 laap6 zuk1   = [v] to dip candles
detail  jam2 sik6 hong4 jip6   = [n] the food processing and beverage industries
detail  jam3 maa5 tau4 cin4*2   = to pay for what one has got
detail  ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1   = you cannot force sb to do sth against their will
detail  ngaam1 jam2   = suitable, appropriate to drink
detail  ceng2 jam2 gaa3 fe1   = to bring a suspect in for interrogation (lit., "invite to drink coffee")
detail  gaam1 jan4 jam2 zau2   = force someone to drink (alcoholic beverages)
detail  gong2 jam2 gong2 sik6   = to talk about food and drink
detail  jam2 dak1 bui1 lok6   = used to express that it's time for a stiff drink after a crisis is over
detail  hou2 jam2   = good to drink; tasty
detail  piu4 dou2 jam2 ceoi1  piao2 du3 yin3 chui1 = 4 vices
detail  jam2 go1   = well-practised song for public performance
detail  jam2 zeoi3 zo2   = to drink to drunkeness; to be drunk
detail  ci1 jam2 ci1 sik6  chi1 yin3 chi1 shi2 = to sponge food off others
detail  tim1 jam2  tian1 yin3 = refill of drinks
detail  tung3 yam2  tong4 yin3 = drink to one's heart's content; drink one's fill
detail  hou4 jam2  hao2yin3 = drink heavily; drink unrestrained; binge drinking
detail  coeng3 jam2  chang4 yin3 = drink to one's fill; drink to one's heart's content
detail  jam2 daai6 zo2  yin3 da4 zuo5 = drink too much; be drunk
detail  ham4 jam2  han1 yin3 = drink without inhibition
detail  aa2 zai2 jam2 sha1 si6*2, jau5 hei3 gong2 m4 ceot1  ya3 zai3 yin3 sha1 shi4, you3 qi4 jiang3 wu2 chu1 = to be unable to express one's anger
detail  jam2 zam6 zi2 hot3  yin3 zhen4 zhi3 ke3 = seek a quick remedy or solution without considering the entailing ramifications
detail  dung3 jam2  dong4 yin3 = cold drinks
detail  ngaak1 jam2 ngaak1 sik6  e4 yin3 e4 shi2 = to cheat someone out of food and water
detail  jam2 tong4 seoi2  yin3 tang2 shui3 = 1.to drink a Cantonese style dessert soup 2.oral glucose tolerance test for pregnant women 3. rent a hotel room for a few hours of illicit love
detail  jam2 caa4 gun3 seoi2  yin3 cha2 guan4 shui3 = go to a teahouse for tea and dimsum
detail  jam2 joeng6*2  yin3 yang4 = 1.an outfit that one wears when going to a banquet etc. 2. the way one looks when drinking
detail  hei2 geoi1 jam2 sik6  qi3 ju1 yin3 shi2 = activities of daily life
detail  jam2 sik6 dim3  yin3 shi2 dian4 = trattoria
detail  jam2 jap1  yin3 qi4 = to sob, weep
detail  daan1 sik6 piu4 jam2  dan1 si4 piao2 yin3 = live in poverty
detail  dai1 taan3 jam2 sik6  di1 tan4 yin3 shi2 = low-carb diet
detail  mei5 gwok3 jam2 sik6 hip3 wui6*2   = American Dietetic Association

Showing 10 of 18 examples containing 飲
detail 一日
Drink eight cups of water each day.
detail 太多
I drank too much tea.
[Lit. I drink-already too much tea]
detail 鐘意珍珠奶茶
I like to drink bubble tea!
detail 乜嘢?
What do you like to drink?
[呀 is a final particle used here to soften an abrupt question.]
detail audio 記住多啲牛奶
Remember to drink more milk!
detail audio 呢個聖誕唔好飲醉!
Don't get drunk this Christmas!
detail audio 飲嘢
I want to drink something.
detail 得滯唔好  ?! 
The soup's too hot! Don't drink it yet.
[Lit. [plural counter] soup hot too-much. Don't eat [extensional-aspect particle] him.]
detail audio 雪櫃畀你聽日
I put your glass of milk in the refrigerator for you to drink tomorrow.
detail audio 車站入閘車廂嚴禁飲食
Eating or drinking is not allowed on trains, or in the paid areas of stations.
[MTR announcement]
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