飲 (jam2 | yin3) : drink

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飲

jam2

yin3

[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] 食

Additional PoS:

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 23151 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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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

飲到啤啤乎 jam2 dou3 be1*4 be1 fu4 yin3 dao4 pi2 pi2 hu1 = be very drunk; hammered 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
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Showing 10 of 18 examples containing 飲

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

我飲咗太多茶粵
I drank too much tea.
[Lit. I drink-already too much tea]

我好鐘意飲珍珠奶茶。粵
I like to drink bubble tea!

飲乜嘢呀? 粵
What do you like to drink?
[呀 is a final particle used here to soften an abrupt question.]

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.

啲湯熱得滯！唔好飲住。粵 ?!
The soup's too hot! Don't drink it yet.
[Lit. [plural counter] soup hot too-much. Don't eat [extensional-aspect particle] him.]

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]

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