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[粵] jam4 | [國] yin2 [1] chant; recite; sing [2] groan; lament; sigh [粵] ngam4 - Cantonese only grumble; mutter; ramble 1. Jyutping jam4 was once the literary reading; ngam4 was colloquial.
2. In Cantonese, 吟 [ngam4] and 噏 [ngap1] are nasal-stop alternants.  Stroke count: 7
Level: 2
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 5880 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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吟沉
ngam4 cam4 = grumble, to mutter in a low voice; to talk incessantly 粵
吟吟沉沉
ngam4 ngam4 cam4 cam4 = grumble 粵
吟吟噆噆
ngam4 ngam4 cam4 cam4 = mutterspeak, the sound of muttering; the sound of talking incessantly 粵
吟誦
jam4 zung6 = to chant, recite (poems)
吟詩
jam4 si1 = recite poems
呻吟
san1 jam4 = to groan, moan
吟釀
jam4 joeng6 = best quality japanese sake |
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Showing 1 example containing 吟
佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮 粵
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy Legend 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: 吟
Unicode code for this character: U+541f (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 吟
Unicode code for this character: U+541f (off-site link)
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