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taam5 daam6
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[1] weak; thin; watery (tea, coffee, etc.) [2] tasteless; without enough salt; insipid; fade [3] off-season; when business is poor; dull; slack [4] light (color); slight [5] without worldly desires [6] same as $ (nitrogen) Stroke count: 11
Level: 4
Radical: 水 (#85)
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| This character was last edited on 30th Aug 2008 | |
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淡水
taam5 seoi2 = freshwater; local
沖淡
cung1 taam5 = dilute
冷淡
laang5 daam6 = cold and indifferent
淡季
daam6 gwai3 = off-season, not the peak season
平淡
ping4 daam6 = [adj] mild (in color); mild-flavored; nothing exciting; flat, insipid, dull, ordinary
淡水魚
taam5 seoi2 jyu4*2 = freshwater fish粵
淡菜
daam6 coi3 = dried green mussel
淡月
daam6 jyut6 = a slack month
淡奶
taam5 naai5 = evaporated milk
淡茂茂
taam5 mau4 mau4 = very insipid; very weak; very tastelessSee all 33 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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