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  jam4 ngam4   jyutping
  yin2   pinyin
[] jam4 | [] yin2
[1] chant; recite; sing
[2] groan; lament; sigh

[] ngam4 - Cantonese only
grumble; mutter; ramble

1. Jyutping jam4 was once the literary reading; ngam4 was colloquial.
2. In Cantonese, [ngam4] and [ngap1] are nasal-stop alternants.
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Stroke count: 7
Level: 2
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 4910 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Sep 2013 15:28

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detail  ngam4 cam4   = grumble, to mutter in a low voice; to talk incessantly
detail  ngam4 ngam4 cam4 cam4   = grumble
detail  ngam4 ngam4 cam4 cam4   = mutterspeak, the sound of muttering; the sound of talking incessantly
detail  jam4 zung6   = to chant, recite (poems)
detail  jam4 si1   = recite poems
detail  san1 jam4  shen1 yin2 = to groan, moan
detail  jam4 joeng6  yin2 niang4 = best quality japanese sake

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detail 近來一時一時鼓埋泡腮
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy

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