鹽 (jim4 | yan2) : salt

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鹽

jim4

yan2

salt

Stroke count: 24

Level: 2

Radical: (#197)

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

鹽 / 盐

Don't confuse with:
藍籃

This word has been viewed 17316 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Feb 2014 04:15

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椒鹽 ziu1 jim4 = spiced salt

鹽蛇 jim4 se4*2 = gekko; lizard 粵

鹽焗雞 jim4 guk6 gai1 = salt-baked chicken 粵

鹽水 jim4 seoi2 = salt water; brine

鹽巴 jim4 baa1 yan2 ba1 = salt 國

食鹽 sik6 jim4 = salt; common salt; table salt

粗鹽 cou1 jim4 = coarse salt

鹽花 jim4 faa1 = a pinch of salt

池鹽 ci4 jim4 chi2 yan2 = lake salt

鹽基 jim4 gei1 yan2 ji1 = [化] base, a "salt"

鹽漬法 jim4 zi3 faat3 yan2 zi4 fa3 = salting

鹽醃 jim4 jip3/jim1 yan2 yan1 = salting

膽鹽 daam2 jim4 = bile salts

咖啡鹽 gaa3 fe1 jim4 = caffeine (also 咖啡因)

製鹽業者 zai3 jim4 jip6 ze2 zhi4 yan4 ye4 zhe3 = a salter (type of profession)

生理鹽水 sang1 lei5 jim4 seoi2 sheng1 li3 yan2 shui3 = saline (medicine) (common formation)

鉀鹽 gaap3 jim4 = potash

無鹽 mou4 jim4 wu2 yan2 = saltless

低鹽 dai1 jim4 di1 yan2 = low-salt

少鹽 siu2 jim4 shao3 yan2 = less salt (drink, food)

幼鹽 jau3 jim4 you4 yan2 = fine grained salt

撒鹽 saat3 jim4 sa3 yan2 = sprinkle or scatter salt

巴比士酸鹽 baa1 bei2 si6 syun1 jim4 = barbituates

食鹽多過你食米 sik6 jim4 do1 gwo3 nei5 sik6 mai5 = to be more experienced 粵

吊鹽水 diu3 jim4 seoi2 diao4 yan2 shui3 = saline drip

埔鹽鄉 bou3 jim4 hoeng1 bu4 yan2 xiang1 = Puyan (village in Taiwan)

海鹽 hoi2 jim4 hai3 yan2 = Haiyan (place in Zhejiang)

雜鹽 zaap6 jim4 za2 yan2 = [chem] carnallite

鹽酸 jim4 syun1 yan2 suan1 = hydrochloric acid; hydrochloride

鹽梟 jim4 hiu1 yan2 xiao1 = a person who makes a living by selling smuggled salt

Showing all 2 examples containing 鹽

唔該,走鹽粵
Please don't add any salt.

遞樽鹽過來,唔該粵
Please pass me the salt

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