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  ham6 kam2   jyutping
(ham6) all, whole, everyone
(kam2) [1] (police) raid on illegal dens
[2] a cover, lid; to cover

nasal-stop alternants: [hap6], [kap1]
Stroke count: 5
Level: 3
Radical: (#14)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  ham6 baang6 laang6   = all; altogether
detail 𠾴  ham6 baang6 laang6   = all; altogether, everybody, everything (全)
detail  kam2 bo1  kan3 bo1 = to smash the ball
detail  ham6 gaa1   = whole family
detail  kam2 dong3   = to go bankrupt; to raid (especially in places where illegal activities occur)
detail !  kam2 dong3 aa1!   = [interj] "Raid!" (warning people that the police are raiding the premises)
detail  kam2 kei4   = to die (of a policeman); to cover the "for hire" sign on a taxi
detail  kam2 gwok3 kei4   = to die (of a police office)
detail  kam2 zyu6   = to cover
detail  cau3 si2 mat6 kam2   = keep smelly things secretly covered (keep scandals out of the public eye)
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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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