飲 (jam2 jam3 | yin3 {yin4}) : drink

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飲

jam2 jam3

yin3 {yin4}

[1] [v] drink [2] drinks [3] [v] swallow (insult, danger, etc.) [4] [v] be hit (by a bullet, an arrow, etc.)

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: (#184)

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

飲 / 饮

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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飲品 jam2 ban2 = drinks; beverages

飲食 jam2 sik6 yin3 shi2 = food and drink; to eat and drink

飲茶 jam2 caa4 yin3 cha2 = to drink tea; to go out for dim sum 粵

飲料 jam2 liu6*2 yin3 liao4 = drinks; beverages

飲嘢 jam2 je5 = [v] to drink (sth) 粵

飲勝 jam2 sing3 = cheers; bottoms up 粵

揀飲擇食 gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6 = picky eater 粵

飲水思源 jam2 seoi2 si1 jyun4 yin3 shui3 si1 yuan2 = to not forget one's origins

飲管 jam2 gun2 yin3 guan3 = drinking straw 粵

暴飲暴食 bou6 jam2 bou6 sik6 = engorgement
See all 70 compounds (CantoDict reports 71 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 13 examples containing 飲

一日飲八杯水。粵
Drink eight cups of water each day.

記住飲多啲牛奶呀！粵
Remember to drink more milk!

呢個聖誕唔好飲醉呀! 粵
Don't get drunk this Christmas!

我想飲嘢粵
I want to drink something.

我擺咗你杯奶喺雪櫃畀你聽日飲。粵
I put your glass of milk in the refrigerator for you to drink tomorrow.

車站入閘後及車廂內，嚴禁飲食
Eating or drinking is not allowed on trains, or in the paid areas of stations.
[MTR announcement]

請注意，地鐵車廂內嚴禁飲食，請保持車廂清潔衛生，多謝合作
Please remember. No eating or drinking on MTR trains. Help us keep them fresh, clean and tidy. Thank you!
[MTR announcement]

我返到屋企起勢噉飲水。粵
I drank water unceasingly on returning home.

呢杯酒冇咁掯，啱你飲粵
This glass of wine is not so strong; suitable for you.

一日飲八杯水先至夠健康！粵
Drinking eight glasses of water per day, only then we will be in good health!

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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