冧 (lam3 lam1 | lin2) : collapse; sweet-talk

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冧

lam3 lam1

lin2

lam3
[1] [v] collapse; tumble; topple
[2] [v] [slang] kill sb

lam1
[1] [v] sweet-talk; coax; have a way with
[nasal-stop alternant] 笠 [lap1] | [synonym] 哄
[2] [adj] delighted; pleased; sentimental
[3] [n] flower bud

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 冖 (#14)

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

冧

This word has been viewed 12235 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 9th Jul 2007 05:07 and last edited on 21st Jan 2014 03:52

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冧把 lam1 baa2 = number 粵

冧巴溫 lam1 baa1 wan1 = number one; supervisor, foreman 粵

冧酒 lam1 zau2 = rum (as a loanword) 粵

冧歌 lam1 go1 = sentimental songs; soothing songs 粵

冧宮頭 lam1 gung1 tau4*2 = Kangxi radical 14 (cover) (冖); roof 粵

冧篷頭 lam1 pung4 tau4*2 = Kangxi radical 40 (roof) (宀) 粵

布冧 bou3 lam1 = loanword for "plum" 粵

隊冧 deoi6*2 lam3 = stab to death; to destroy 粵

死人兼冧屋 sei2 jan4 gim1 lam3 uk1 = bad things never come as solitary events (other bad things happen too) 粵

冧巴 lam1 baa1*2 = number 粵
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Showing 1 example containing 冧

朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞粵
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 冧
Unicode code for this character: U+51a7 (off-site link)

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