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zaap3 zaam2
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blink; wink; bat (the eyes) Jyutping zaap3 and zaam2 are nasal-stop alternants with zaam2 being used in all colloquial situations.
 Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: 目 (#109)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 貶 |
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| This character was added by 談梓泓 on 23rd Mar 2010 21:46 and last edited on 10th Dec 2010 05:01 | ||
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眼眨眨
ngaan5 zaam2 zaam2 = blinking eyes
眨眼
zaam2 ngaan5 = in the wink of an eye; an instant, a split second
一眨眼
jat1 zaam2 ngaan5 = eyewink; a very short time
殺人不眨眼
saat3 jan4 bat1 zaam2 ngaan5 = cold-blooded murder |
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Showing 1 example containing 眨 |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/8564/]眨[/url][/big]
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<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/8564/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">眨</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 眨
Unicode code for this character: U+7728 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/8564/]眨[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/8564/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">眨</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 眨
Unicode code for this character: U+7728 (off-site link)
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