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

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Radical: (#184)

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

飲 / 饮

This word has been viewed 23153 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

暴飲暴食 bou6 jam2 bou6 sik6 = engorgement

飲酒 jam2 zau2 yin3 jiu3 = to drink (an alcoholic beverage)

飲水機 jam2 seoi2 gei1 = water cooler

識飲識食 sik1 jam2 sik1 sik6 = gourmandize

飲杯 jam2 bui1 = cheers! 粵

飲得 jam2 dak1 = drinkable

飲醉 jam2 zeoi3 = drunk, intoxicated

去飲 heoi3 jam2 = to go to a (formal) dinner

去飲結婚酒 heoi3 jam2 git3 fan1 zau2 = to go to a wedding reception

請飲 ceng2 jam2 = to give a formal dinner; to invite to a formal dinner 粵

請飲生日酒 ceng2 jam2 sang1 jat6 zau2 = to give a birthday dinner

唔飲得 m4 jam2 dak1 = not drinkable 粵

飲醉酒 jam2 zeoi3 zau2 = drunk, intoxicated

飲得嘅 jam2 dak1 ge3 = drinkable 粵

冷飲 laang5 jam2 leng3 yin3 = cold drink

酒精飲料 zau2 zing1 jam2 liu6*2 jiu3 jing1 yin3 liao4 = liquor

牛飲 ngau4 jam2 niu2 yin3 = gulp

飲食療養 jam2 sik6 liu4 joeng5 yin3 shi2 liao2 yang3 = diet

不良飲食習慣 bat1 loeng4 jam2 sik6 zaap6 gwaan3 = poor eating and drinking habits 國

檸檬雜飲 ning4 mung4 zaap6 jam2 = lemon squash (a drink: lemon juice, sugar syrup, soda water)

飲到大大地 jam2 dou3 daai6 daai6*2 dei6*2 = [v] to get a large amount; to drink and get drunk

飲飽食醉 jam2 baau2 sik6 zeoi3 = [exp] drinking one's fill and eating oneself drunk (satisfaction after a good meal and many drinks)

飲大 jam2 daai6 = to drink a large amount; to drink and get drunk

飲薑酒 jam2 goeng1 zau2 = [exp] congratulations on a child reaching one month of age (lit., "drink ginger wine")

飲喜酒 jam2 hei2 zau2 yin3 xi3 jiu3 = [v] to attend a formal Chinese dinner for a celebration

飲奶 jam2 naai5 = to receive lessons, study, learn (lit., "to drink milk")

飲悶酒 jam2 mun6 zau2 = [v] to drink alone

飲衫 jam2 saam1 = [n] one's best clothes 粵

飲新抱茶 jam2 san1 pou5 caa4 = [v] drink tea offered by a new daughter-in-law

飲水尾 jam2 seoi2 mei5 = [exp] to drink leftover soup

飲湯 jam2 tong1 = [v] to drink soup

飲筒 jam2 tung4*2 = drinking straw 粵

飲飲食食 jam2 jam2 sik6 sik6 = [v] to eat out together; to invite one another to dinner or tea

飲早茶 jam2 zou2 caa4 = [v] to have breakfast at a Chinese restaurant or teahouse

飲奶奶 jam2 naai5*1 naai5*1 = to receive lessons, study, learn (lit., "to drink milk")

飲家 jam2 gaa1 = [n] a person who appreciates fine drink

飲臘燭 jam3 laap6 zuk1 = [v] to dip candles

飲食行業 jam2 sik6 hong4 jip6 = [n] the food processing and beverage industries

飲馬投錢 jam3 maa5 tau4 cin4*2 = to pay for what one has got

牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低 ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1 = you cannot force sb to do sth against their will 粵

啱飲 ngaam1 jam2 = suitable, appropriate to drink 粵

請飲咖啡 ceng2 jam2 gaa3 fe1 = to bring a suspect in for interrogation (lit., "invite to drink coffee")

監人飲酒 gaam1 jan4 jam2 zau2 = force someone to drink (alcoholic beverages)

講飲講食 gong2 jam2 gong2 sik6 = to talk about food and drink 粵

飲得杯落 jam2 dak1 bui1 lok6 = used to express that it's time for a stiff drink after a crisis is over

好飲 hou2 jam2 = good to drink; tasty 粵

嫖賭飲吹 piu4 dou2 jam2 ceoi1 piao2 du3 yin3 chui1 = 4 vices 粵

飲歌 jam2 go1 = well-practised song for public performance 粵

飲醉咗 jam2 zeoi3 zo2 = to drink to drunkeness; to be drunk 粵

黐飲黐食 ci1 jam2 ci1 sik6 chi1 yin3 chi1 shi2 = to sponge food off others 粵

添飲 tim1 jam2 tian1 yin3 = refill of drinks

痛飲 tung3 yam2 tong4 yin3 = drink to one's heart's content; drink one's fill

豪飲 hou4 jam2 hao2yin3 = drink heavily; drink unrestrained; binge drinking

暢飲 coeng3 jam2 chang4 yin3 = drink to one's fill; drink to one's heart's content

飲大咗 jam2 daai6 zo2 yin3 da4 zuo5 = drink too much; be drunk 粵

酣飲 ham4 jam2 han1 yin3 = drink without inhibition

啞仔飲沙士，有氣講唔出 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 粵

飲鴆止渴 jam2 zam6 zi2 hot3 yin3 zhen4 zhi3 ke3 = seek a quick remedy or solution without considering the entailing ramifications

凍飲 dung3 jam2 dong4 yin3 = cold drinks 粵

呃飲呃食 ngaak1 jam2 ngaak1 sik6 e4 yin3 e4 shi2 = to cheat someone out of food and water 粵

飲糖水 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 粵

飲茶灌水 jam2 caa4 gun3 seoi2 yin3 cha2 guan4 shui3 = go to a teahouse for tea and dimsum 粵

飲樣 jam2 joeng6*2 yin3 yang4 = 1.an outfit that one wears when going to a banquet etc. 2. the way one looks when drinking 粵

起居飲食 hei2 geoi1 jam2 sik6 qi3 ju1 yin3 shi2 = activities of daily life

飲食店 jam2 sik6 dim3 yin3 shi2 dian4 = trattoria

飲泣 jam2 jap1 yin3 qi4 = to sob, weep

簞食瓢飲 daan1 sik6 piu4 jam2 dan1 si4 piao2 yin3 = live in poverty

低碳飲食 dai1 taan3 jam2 sik6 di1 tan4 yin3 shi2 = low-carb diet

美國飲食協會 mei5 gwok3 jam2 sik6 hip3 wui6*2 = American Dietetic Association

Showing all 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]

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!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,132183 It's supposed to be a MTR announcement, but the wordings are not exactly the same.]

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!

佢飲醉咗﹐好想撩交打。粵
He was drunk and spoiling for a fight.

琴晚佢飲到好醉，跟住鹹鹹濕濕噉搓我女朋友對波。粵
Last night he got really drunk and then lecherously fondled my girlfriend's breasts.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]

雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉粵
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.

啲藥水會凝底，𢳆勻佢先至好飲粵
There is sediment in the medicine, shake evenly before drinking it.

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