啖 (daam6 | dan4) : dine; feed; mouthful

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啖

daam6

dan4

[1] [v] dine; eat
[2] [v] feed
[3] [v] lure with huge profits
[4] [classifier] mouthful (drinks, rice, etc)

For [4] this nasal-ending syllable has a stop-ending synonym in 嗒 [daap1].

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

啖

This word has been viewed 4729 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Jul 2009 17:01

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留返啖氣暖下肚好過 lau4 faan1 daam6 hei3 nyun5 haa5 tou5 hou2 gwo3 = to not bother with you anymore 粵

啖啖肉 daam6 daam6 juk6 = profitable, a business that makes easy money (lit., "a mouthful of meat") 粵

得啖笑 dak1 daam6 siu3 = to gain nothing to very little 粵

大大啖 daai6 daai6 daam6 = big mouthful 粵

唞啖氣 tau2 daam6 hei3 tou3 dan4 qi4 = draw a breath 粵

下啖氣 haa6 daam6 hei3 xia4 dan4 qi4 = cool down; simmer down; of sb. anger to subside 粵

一啖 jat1 daam6 yi1 dan4 = one mouthful 粵

慳番啖氣 haan1 faan1 daam6 hei3 = "save your breath" 粵

冇啖好食 mou5 daam6 hou2 sik6 = difficulties abound 粵

嘴啖 zeoi2 daam6 = to (give a) kiss; to go to a prostitute and ask her to kiss 粵

Showing 1 example containing 啖

你慳返啖氣啦! 粵
Save your breath!
[Said by someone who doesn't want to listen to what the other person is saying.]

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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: 啖
Unicode code for this character: U+5556 (off-site link)

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