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  lam3 lam1   jyutping
lam3
[1] collapse; tumble; topple [2] to kill sb

lam1
[1] sweet-talk; coax; have a way with [2] delighted; pleased; sentimental [3] a bud

nounadjectiveverb
Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#14)
This character was last edited on 12th Sep 2008

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detail  lam1 baa2   = number
detail  lam1 baa1*2 wan1   = number one; supervisor, foreman
detail  lam1 zau2   = rum (as a loanword)
detail  lam1 go1   = sentimental songs; soothing songs
detail  lam1 gung1 tau4*2   = roof (figuratively meaning protection)
detail  lam1 pung4 tau4*2   = roof (as protection); the radical 宀
detail  bou3 lam1   = loanword for "plum"
detail  deoi2 lam3   = stab to death; to destroy
detail  sei2 jan4 gim1 lam3 uk1   = bad things never come as solitary events (other bad things happen too)
detail  lam1 baa1*2   = number
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