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  jam4 ngam4   jyutping
  yin2   pinyin
(jam4) [1] chant; recite; sing [2] groan; lament; sigh

(ngam4) [] grumble; mutter
Note: This nasal-ending syllable has a stop-ending synonym in [ngap1].


Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)
This character was last edited on 14th Nov 2007

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detail  ngam4 cam4   = grumble
detail  ngam4 ngam4 cam4 cam4   = grumble
detail  ngam4 ngam4 cam4 cam4   = mutterspeak, the sound of muttering
detail  jam4 zung6   = to chant, recite (poems)
detail  jam4 si1   = recite poems
detail  san1 jam4   = to groan, moan


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detail 近來一時一時鼓埋泡腮 edit
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy

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